Avar Khaganate

The Pannonian Avars, also known as the Carpathian Avars, were an alliance of various Eurasian nomadic groups that established the Avar Khaganate. This khaganate spanned the Pannonian Basin and significant parts of Central and Eastern Europe from the late 6th to the early 9th centuries. Known by various names in different historical sources, including Obri in Rus chronicles and Abaroi in Byzantine texts, they are distinguished from the Avars of the Caucasus. The Pannonian Avars entered the historical scene in the mid-6th century, fleeing Göktürk rule, and are noted for their role in the Avar–Byzantine wars and their influence on Slavic migrations to the Balkans. Recent studies suggest they had Ancient Northeast Asian ancestry.