Grumbates
Sign in to saveGrumbates or Krumbates was a king of the Chionitae, probably of the Kidarites tribe, an ancient nomadic tribe of Transoxiana.
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Vinony files it under Kings of the Kidarites, People of the Roman–Sasanian Wars and Turkic peoples of Asia.
Vinony links it to 7 Wikipedia language editions.
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- male
- Conflict
- Siege of Amida
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- date of birth
- 0350-00-00
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- Pauly–Wissowa
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- Attacks on the Sasanian Empire
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Grumbates or Krumbates was a king of the Chionitae, probably of the Kidarites tribe, an ancient nomadic tribe of Transoxiana.
== Etymology == The exact origin of his name is not fully known. Hyun Jin Kim etymologized his name as *Qurum-pat, "ruling prince"; containing Iranian element pat "chieftain, ruler" and Turkic qurum "rule, leadership, administration" which is attested in the name of Bulgarian khan Krum.
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