| The Republic of Hungary (in Hungarian, Magyar | | | | time, real power lay in the Principality in the figure |
| Köztársaság) is a central European country | | | | of Gyula, thus Álmos, and later his son Árpád |
| which is part of the European Union whose | | | | would be those that lead to the Hungarian people |
| currency is the forint (EU). It borders Austria, | | | | to the Carpathian basin. |
| Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and | | | | The Hungarians have been led from Asia to the |
| Slovenia. It is locally called Land of the Magyars or | | | | Carpathian basin by Prince Álmos, which in |
| Magyarország. Along with Poland, Slovakia and | | | | religious ceremonies and the legend "by their own |
| Czech Republic, a member of the Visegrad group | | | | volition" was sacrificed for future victories, before |
| of nations. | | | | crossing the Carpathian mountains. Arpad, son of |
| The Magyars (Hungarians called in most Western | | | | Prince Álmos, would take command of the |
| countries) were a people organized into a | | | | Principality and the tribes, commanding the |
| principality, features nomads from the plains of | | | | entrance to the Carpathian Basin of Hungarian |
| West Asia, until his emigration to central Europe in | | | | troops. These soldiers would find the domain of |
| the late ninth century, when they settled in | | | | the Moravian Prince Svatopluk, found in the north |
| present-day Hungary. This long journey and | | | | of the Carpathian region and in the territory of |
| relationship with the Huns about being described in | | | | present Slovakia. In 894 will sign a partnership, |
| countless ways and in various legends, such as | | | | where the Magyars maintained a hostile stance |
| the brothers' Hunor and Magor. | | | | against the Franks. Arpad send a sacred white |
| The Hungarian Principality was composed of | | | | horse as an offering to the Moravian prince, and |
| several tribes of the same language and under | | | | soon would die Svatopluk, leaving inheritance |
| the command of two princes, was for this that | | | | problems among their children. In the year 895, |
| just was called dual Hungarian Principality. One of | | | | Prince Árpád lead the main army of Hungarians |
| the chief was entitled "Kende", it was the religious | | | | in the Carpathian Basin, crossing these mountains |
| leader of the Hungarians and their symbol was the | | | | by the passage of Verecke (Hungarian: |
| sun, the other Prince held the title of "Gyula", and | | | | Vereckei-do). While the decline took place |
| was the military leader of the Hungarians, under | | | | between the mountains, rear Hungarian troops |
| the symbol of the moon. | | | | would be attacked by the armies of Tsar Simeon |
| By the early ninth century, the Hungarian | | | | I of Bulgaria (this onslaught of the czar was |
| Principality was already advancing from Levedia | | | | because a year earlier, the Hungarians would have |
| region, was under the influence of the Khazar | | | | attended the Byzantine emperor in a campaign |
| Kanganato, a Turkic ethnic group state, which | | | | against the Bulgarians , being led by the Princes |
| was located in Eurasia, north of the Black Sea. | | | | and Kurszán APRAD). |
| Before a civil war around the year 830, the | | | | In 896 the Hungarians settled around the river |
| Hungarian tribes moved westward, heading for | | | | Tisza and then in March 899, in alliance with the |
| Eastern Europe and arrived in the region known | | | | king of East Francia, Arnulf of Carinthia, the |
| as the land between two rivers (in Hungarian: | | | | armies of Italy and beat inviadieron Arpad King |
| Etelköz). His stay in this region would not be | | | | Berengar of Friuli. After this, they recognized the |
| very long, since the attacks in 854 Pechenegs | | | | lordship Arnulfo the Hungarians on the land of |
| force them to continue moving toward the west. | | | | Pannonia. Thus, in 901 settled around the Balaton, |
| By the time the trip through köz Etel, it was | | | | subsequently also partially occupied eastern |
| estimated that kendo and Levedi Prince Prince | | | | Austria and southwestern Slovakia, to cover the |
| Prince was Gyula Álmos. | | | | entire Carpathian basin, also known under the |
| The Principality would originally composed of | | | | name of the Pannonian Basin. Hungarian armies in |
| seven Hungarian tribes and at one point in its | | | | 902 attacked the Moravian Principality and |
| history prior to arrival at the present Hungarian | | | | achieved great tear down the remains of the |
| territory, its leaders Álmos, Elöd, Kond, Tas, | | | | deceased Svatopluk domains. Under the leadership |
| Huba, Ond Töhötön and would make a blood | | | | of Arpad begin, then, to venture across Europe |
| pact, recognizing them all as equal (as a single | | | | including the territories of present Austria, |
| tribe) while wholly subject to a single leader, | | | | Switzerland, southern France and the Italic and |
| Álmos and nation. It is estimated that by this | | | | Iberian Peninsula. |