Rugila

Rugila
King of the Huns
Reign430–c. 435
PredecessorOctar
SuccessorBleda
Bornc. 365
Diedc. 435 (aged 70)
FatherUldin

Rugila or Ruga (also Ruas; died second half of the 430s AD),[1] was a ruler who was a major factor in the Huns' early victories over the Roman Empire. He served as an important forerunner with his brother Octar, with whom he initially ruled in dual kingship, possibly a geographical division where Rugila ruled over Eastern Huns while Octar over Western Huns,[2] during the 5th century AD.

  1. ^ Lee, A.D. (2013) From Rome to Byzantium AD 363 to 565: The Transformation of Ancient Rome. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, pp. 118-119. ISBN 9780748627912
  2. ^ Maenchen-Helfen 1973, p. 85–86.