Ernakh or Ernac (Priscus: Ήρνάχ "Hernach") was the 3rd son of Attila. After Attila's death in 453 AD, his empire crumbled and its remains were ruled by Ernakh. He is considered to have reigned from 453 AD to 503 AD over the Utigur Bulgars, a tribe which formed a substantial part of the former empire and inhabited the lands of modern Ukraine Priscus (left) with the Roman embassy at the court of Attila, holding his ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ (History, which the painter has incorrectly spelled ΙΣΤΩΡΙΑ). ... For other uses, see Attila (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Attila (disambiguation). ... Events Theodoric II succeeds his brother Thorismund as king of the Visigoths. ... Events Start of the Persian-Roman wars that would last until 557. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

According to the Namelist of Bulgarian Rulers, a ruler named Irnik was a leader of the Bulgars for 150 years and his reign began approximately in 453 AD. Some historians consider Ernakh and Irnik to have been the same person. The Namelist of Bulgarian rulers, also known as Namelist of Bulgarian khans, (Bulgarian: Именник на българските ханове) is a short manuscript containing the names of some early Bulgarian rulers, their clans, the year of their ascending to the throne and the length of their rule, including the times of joint rule and civil war. ...

According to Procopius and the Utigur khan Sandilch, Ernakh had two sons: Sandilch (sandil) was Khan of the Utigur Bulgars from the 540s to the 560s. ...

"one called Utigur and another called Kutrigur. After their father's death they shared the power and gave their names to the subjected peoples, so that even nowadays some of them are called Utigurs and the others - Kutrigurs." ^[1]

References

1. ^ Priscus. Excerpta de legationibus. Ed. S. de Boor. Berolini, 1903, p. 586

See also

• Huns