Professor Hyun Jin Kim, author of the book "The Huns", is an expert on the Huns and Xiongnu history. In this episode I ask him all the difficult questions regarding the Huns & Xiongnu.

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0:00 Preview
0:31 Introduction
1:45 Were the Xiongnu & the Huns the same?
9:55 Were the Xiongnu Turkic or Mongol?
14:26 Did the common tribe member identify as the same people?
21:56 Were Sima Qian's sources accurate?
29:51 Did they practice Kurultai?
31:24 Was there an older original culture for the steppe people?
33:55 Was Oghuz Khan really inspired by Modu Chanyu
38:39 Did Modu Chanyu's Legend became a common cultural narrative?
40:33 Raised by wolves & Crows
42:47 How do they justify their violence?
51:17 Did their high protein diet make them stronger?
55:43 Cultural exchange between Xiongnu & others
1:00:45 Did the Hun's political culture influence Europe?
1:07:47 Latest research on the Huns

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