Bayan I
Khagan (emperor) of the Avar Khaganate from 562 to 602 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bayan I reigned as the first khagan of the Avar Khaganate between 562 and 602.
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As the Göktürk Empire expanded westwards on the Eurasian Steppe during the 6th century, peoples such as the Avars (also known as the Pseudo-Avars, Obri, Abaroi and Varchonites) and the Bulgars migrated into Central and the Southeast Europe. Bayan I led the Avars (along with many Proto-Bulgarians) into Pannonia, where they established their khaganate from 568.