The Huns are the Sanskrit name of the Hephthalites,who lived near to china,Historians said that the Huns were divided into two branched.

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The HUNS
of India
The Huns are the Sanskrit
name of the Hephthalites,
who lived near to China.
Historians said that, the
Huns were divided into two
branched.
Indian Huns known as the
‘White Hunas’. They spread
their kingdom from the
border of Persia to Khotan
in Central Asia. They are
famous for their extreme
brutality and cruelty.
The most of the parts of the
India were ruled by the Gupta
Empire. The Huns attacked
on the Gupta Empire, when
there was a less control of
Guptas after the death of
their King Samudragupta.
They won and established
their empire in the Jammu,
Kashmir, Himachal,
Rajasthan, Punjab, and parts
of Malwa. The Gupta Empire
and Kushan dynasty reigned
in India during the 5th century
in Ganges basin and Indus
respectively. The Huns
entered from the Kabul Valley
in the subcontinent. They also
entered in the Punjab and the
Gupta Empire failed to stop
them. They occupied their
feet in the Gangetic Valley
during 458 AD. Toramana
was the first king of the Huns
Kingdom. He ruled northern
India as well as Eran in
central India. He occupied
Punjab, Rajputana, Kashmir,
parts of Doab and Malwa.
He reduced the power of the
local kings and assumed the
title of “Maharajadhiraja”.
Toramana was joined by
some of regional emperor of
the Gupta dynasty during his
invasion in India. He defeated
by Skandagupta, and moved
to the other side of India. After
defeated by his own son,
Toramana ruined every city
and town nearby the Ganges.
The Hunas mistreated
Buddhists and destroyed all
the monasteries.
Toramana
occupied Punjab,
Rajputana,
Kashmir, parts of
Doab and Malwa.
He reduced
the power of
the local kings
and assumed
the title of
“Maharajadhiraja”.

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The Hunas waited till the
death of Gupta Emporer
Skandagupta in 470 AD. After
Toramana, the Hunas were
under the leadership of the
Mihirkula, also, known, as
Mihirgula or the “Indian Attila”.
He was the successor and the
son of former king Toramana.
Mihirakula was known as
an uncouth in manner and
an iconoclast by a Chinese
pilgrim who travelled to
northern India. The King was
also famous for his hatred
for Buddhism. He was very
tyrant ruler and a destroyer.
He ruled from Sakal which was
his capital. After the defeat of
Mihirkula, the power of Hunas
decreased. He continuously
defeated by two Indian Kings
Yasodharman of Malwa and
Narasimhagupta Baladitya of
the later Gupta dynasty. He
defeated by Yasodharman and
Narasimhagupta Baladitya
and had to leave India forever.
Mihirakula died in Kashmir
during 542 A.D.
The Hunas had ruined the
dominance of the Gupta
Empire in India and on their
feudatories. After the end of
Gupta Empire small kingdoms
began to grow in India. After
the invasion of Huna, the
After the defeat of Mihirkula,
the power of Hunas decreased.
He continuously defeated by
two Indian Kings Yasodharman
of Malwa and Narasimhagupta
Baladitya of the later Gupta
dynasty.
trade relations between the
Guptas in India and the Roman
Empire also weakened. Hunas
completely destroyed the
Gupta’s economy and the
economic cities like Pataliputra
or Ujjain lost their charm.
During the Hunas Empire,
trade relations between South
East Asia and China were
doing well through ports like
Tamralipta, Kaveri Pattanam,
etc.
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Toramana ruined every
city and town nearby the
Ganges.