Taksony of Hungary
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This article is about the 10th-century Hungarian ruler. For information about the town in
Hungary, see Taksony.
Taksony ([ˈtɒkʃoɲ], also Taxis or Tocsun;[1] before or around 931 – early 970s) was the Grand Prince of the Hungarians after their catastrophic defeat in the 955 Battle of Lechfeld. In his youth he had participated in plundering raids in Western Europe, but during his reign the Hungarians only targeted the Byzantine Empire. The Gesta Hungarorum recounts that significant Muslim and Pecheneg groups settled in Hungary under Taksony.
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Taksony | |
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Grand Prince of the Hungarians | |
Reign | c. 955 – early 970s |
Predecessor | Fajsz |
Successor | Géza |
Born | c. 931 |
Died | early 970s |
Issue | Géza Michael |
Dynasty | Árpád dynasty |
Father | Zoltán |
Mother | Menumorut's unnamed daughter (debated) |
Religion | Hungarian paganism |
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