Turgun

Turgun (fl. 515) was a military officer who served in the Byzantine Empire and was of Hunnish descent.

He was one of the officers in the army of Byzantine general Vitalian, who rebelled against Emperor Anastasius, going on two expeditions against Constantinople. His name is of Turkic origin.^[1]

He is said to have betrayed fellow Hun commander Tarrach, handing him over to Anastasius.^[2][3]

References

1. Maenchen-Helfen, Otto J. "The World of the Huns. Chapter IX. Language". Retrieved 27 October 2022.
2. Martindale, John R., ed. (1980). The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire: Volume II, AD 395–527. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 1052. ISBN 0-521-20159-4.
3. Mariev, Sergei (2009). Ioannis Antiocheni Fragmenta Quae Supersunt Omnia. De Gruyter. p. 461. ISBN 9783110210316. Retrieved 27 October 2022.