The Hephthalites were a powerful empire that ruled half of Asia for approximately 100 years during the 5th and 6th centuries CE, crushing the Gupta Empire of India and defeating the Persian Sasanian Empire, yet they vanished so completely that no records of their language or culture survive, making them one of history's most mysterious civilizations.
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They ruled half of Asia and lost their name. In the 5th century, the Hephthalites crushed empires. They killed the Persian Shah, Peroz the First, in 484 CE and forced his empire to pay tribute for 50 years. They shattered [music] India's Gupta Golden Age under their king, Mihirakula, whose conquests are carved into the Gwalior inscription. For 100 years, they dominated Central Asia. Then, they were defeated and vanished so completely we don't know what [music] language they spoke. Not one word survives. Like and subscribe for more Time Prime History.
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