Seven chieftains of the Magyars

The Seven chieftains of the Magyar tribes in the Chronicon Pictum

The Seven chieftains of the Magyars were the leaders of the seven tribes of the Hungarians. They arrived at the Carpathian Basin in AD 895. Constantine VII, emperor of the Byzantine Empire names the seven tribes in his foreign policy.

Gallery

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  Statues of the Seven Chieftains on the Hősök tere (Heroes' Square) in Budapest, Hungary

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  Left side view of some of the statues of the Seven chieftains of the Magyars

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  Side view of two of the seven statues of the Seven chieftains of the Magyars. Left: Huba. Right: Tas

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  Tas, a Magyar chieftain

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  Árpád leading the other chieftains

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  Árpád's left profile