Hūṇa (English spelling)

Japanese: フーナ(英語表記)Hūṇa
Hūṇa (English spelling)
The name (Indian) of the Hephthalites who invaded India. In the mid-5th century, the Hephthalites moved south from Central Asia and approached India, which was under the control of the Gupta Empire. Their initial invasions were repelled by Skandagupta (reigned c. 455-c. 470), but they continued to invade, leading to the decline of the Gupta Empire. Their heyday was during the time of Toramāṇa and his son Mihirakula, who emerged in the late 5th century to the first half of the 6th century, when their influence was vast, stretching from the Punjab to central India.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
インドに侵入したエフタル族の呼称(インド語名)。エフタル族は5世紀半ばに,中央アジアから南下してグプタ朝支配下のインドに迫った。初期の侵略はスカンダグプタSkandagupta(在位455ころ‐470ころ)によって撃退されたが,その後も侵略を繰り返し,グプタ朝の衰退をもたらした。最盛期は5世紀末から6世紀前半に出たトーラマーナToramāṇa,ミヒラクラMihirakula父子の時代であり,その勢力はパンジャーブから中央インドにおよぶ広大なものとなった。

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