The Hunnic Dilemma: Between Identity and Environmental-Economic Crises

Abstract

The presence of the Huns between Central Asia and the North-Western sections of the Indian subcontinent between the late IV and the VI centuries AD has often been a point of discussion amongst scholars. This article aims to gather the research results of various academic authors, archaeological findings and some written primary sources to give the reader a summary of the information currently available on the subject, along with a few insights by the author. The identity, presence and impact of the Huns in the above-mentioned areas are the main focuses of this article.