Powerful Eurasian nomadic empire centered on the Pannonian plain that dominated Central Europe for two and a half centuries, defeating Byzantines and Franks until Charlemagne's destruction of the Ring.
Destroyed between 796 and 822 by a combination of Frankish campaigns under Charlemagne, which shattered its military power in 796, and final Bulgarian campaigns under Khan Krum that eliminated the remnant khaganate by 804–806; the last Avar groups submitted to Frankish rule by 822.
The atlas holds 3 border frames for Avar Khaganate — the shape you scrub through changes in 567 · 650 · 750.
Definitive modern scholarly monograph on the Avar Khaganate by the leading specialist — verified via Open Library.
Sweeping history of Central Eurasian nomadic empires that situates the Avar Khaganate among the steppe powers pressing on Byzantium and the Franks.