Hun (disambiguation)

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A Hun is a member of the Huns, a confederation of nomadic tribes in Western Asia and Europe in late antiquity.

Hun may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

• Hun, a character in Pokémon
• Hun, a character in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• The Hun (cartoonist), a pseudonymous erotic artist
• The Huns (film) a 1960 Italian film
• Hun (instrument), a traditional Korean flute made of clay

Biology

• Hun, a nickname for Hungarian partridge
• Hun shrew, (Crocidura attila), a mammal species found in parts of Africa

Geography

• Húns, a village in Friesland, Netherlands
• River Hun, a river in Norfolk, England
• Hun River (Liao River tributary), a river in Liaoning Province, China
• Hun River (Yalu River tributary), a river in northeastern China
• Hun, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran
• Hun, Libya, a town in Libya
• Hunan, a province of China

History

Ethnic groups

• The Xiongnu, a confederation of nomadic tribes in North-East Asia from the 3rd Century BCE to the late 1st Century CE, which has been linked to the European Huns.
• The Hunas, "Iranian Huns" and/or Xionites: groups of nomadic tribes that invaded and/or settled in Central Asia and South Asia, between the 4th and 7th Centuries. These included the:
  • "Red Huns" also known in European sources as the Kermichiones and in Iranian sources as the Karmir Xyon, who were
    • possibly synonymous with the "Alchon Huns" and/or Kidarites;
  • "White Huns", known in Iranian as the Spet Xyon and in Indian sources by the cognate Sveta-huna, and
    • possibly synonymous with, or included the Hephtalites, as well as the
  • "Nezak Huns", the ruling dynasty of Kapisa and Bactria during the 6th and 7th Centuries.
• The North Caucasian Huns, a people who settled in Daghestan during the 6th and 7th centuries and were associated with the Huns of Europe.

Individuals

• Hun of East Anglia, a supposed ruler of East Anglia during the 8th century

Religion

• Hun soul, a type of soul in Chinese folk beliefs

Transportation

• Hualien Airport's IATA airport code
• Huntingdon railway station's National Rail station code
• Huntington (Amtrak station)'s station code

Other uses

• Hun School of Princeton, a boarding school in Princeton Township, New Jersey, United States
• Hun, a nickname for the F-100 Super Sabre jet fighter aircraft
• Hun, a derogatory term used for Germans
• Hun, a derogatory term used for Glasgow's Rangers Football Club and their fans
• Hun, a nickname for the Herald Sun, a morning tabloid newspaper based in Melbourne, Australia
• HUN, an ISO country code for Hungary
• HUN, the NYSE symbol for the Huntsman Corporation

See also

• Huna (disambiguation)
• Hunnic (disambiguation)
• Hunni