AGACHERITamga Not KnownAcathyri, Agacheri, Akathyri, Akatziri and other variations Subdivisions and ethnic affiliates Transparent Türkic etymology: Agach = “tree”, eri = “people”, Sl. “Drevlyane”
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| 700 BC | Before 700 BC. Herodotus, VI 5, 6. In two Scythian genesis myths, Arpoksai (Αρποξαις)
in one is called Agathyr in another, he is a middle son of Targitai. Arpoksai-Agathyr clan invaded
Carpathian Katiars-Akatirs-Agathyrs, another tribe is line of Traspi-Trucks-Thracians. As Arpoksai,
Agathyr was an eponymic ancestor of Katiar farmers and Traspi priest tribes, respectively, he
received from Heaven a plow for Katiars and a chalice for Traspies. Second Scythian genesis myth makes Agathyrs a son of legendary Hercules and snake-legged virgin, a daughter of river Borysthenes (Dnieper), Agathyr was eponymic ancestor of Agathyrs, people kindred with Scythians |
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| 516 BC | Darius Hystapes (522-486 BC) expedition (516 - 513 BC) against Scythians in N. Pontic is described in great detail by Herodotus, who provided description of great Scythian nomadic empire and Agathyrsi Scythians ( Herodotus 4.10, 4.48, 4.49, 4.78, 4.100, 4.102, 4.104, 4.119, 4.125) | |
| 470 BC | Herodotus IV 76, 78. Story of Scythian king Ariapeith (Αριαπειθης) reigned 490–470 in Atelkuzu in Dnieper and Bug region after Idanthyrs; his eldest son Skill was born from Danubian wife; his second son Oktomasad from daughter of Theres I, king of Thrace, after a war with him; his third son Auric was from a Scythian Opia, was killed in 470 BC at age forty by Spargapith, a king of Agathyrs | |
| 450 BC | Herodotus World Map (ca. 450 BC) shows Agathirsi (Agach-ir=Türk. forest+people), Scythians and Massagets (Masguts), Malanchleni, Neuri, Budini (Bodies, Masses) and Geloni, Thissagets and Jurcae (Yirks) |
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| 139 | Ptolemy (83?-161? AD) writes that in European Sarmatia “below Agathyrsi (Akatsirs, Tr. agach ers “forest people”) live Savari (Turkic Suvars), between Basternae and Rhoxolani (Tr. Uraksy Alans, i.e. ‘Alans-farmers’) live Huns | |
| 300 | Servius on Aenid 4.v.146: probably closer to 300 AD Agathyrsi sent a contingent across sea to Scotland where it became identified with Picts, who were formidable warriors and seriously perturbed all who stood against them | |
| 300 | by 300, Ammianus, XXXI, 2, 12: Alans “by repeated victories incorporated under their own national name Geloni, Agathyrsi, Melanchlaeni, Anthropophagi, Amazons, and Seres”, showing a leadership of powerful state by Ammianus time | |
| 400 | Prisco di Panion (Vol XI, 823) refers to Hunnic tribes that led nomadic life in northern regions of Black Sea region during 5th century as Akatziri | |
| 434 | Akatzirs are subjects to Huns under Hunnish Khan Ruga (432-437) | |
| 448 | Akatzirs are reported by Priscus living near Black Sea and subjects to Huns. Attila (437-453) installs Karidach (Kuridach) as Akatzirs' Khan. Priscus, like Herodotus, calls Akatzirs “Scythians”, and tells that “Akatsir people have many princes and tribal leaders” | |
| 450 | Jordanes described Agathyrsi in Europe as being extremely brave people | |
| 460 | 460s Three-way war between Akatzirs, Bulgars, and Suvars for leadership in Kaganate end up with Bulgar victory | |
| 460 | Procopius of Caesarea ( Procopio di Cesarea I.12, 7) calls (the Agacheri) tribes that abandoned Danubian lands and returned to Crimea as Utiguri (administrative division of Hunnic Kaganate for eastern ulus, from “utra” = “opposite”, i.e. “facing, eastern”). Identification of Agachers with Utigurs would widely open classical sources about Agachers. Eastern Wing imply location east of Don | |
| 500 | A thousand years lacuna, during which a part of Agacheri turned up in Seljuk Anatolia and later immigrated to Azeri Safavid Persia | |
| 1400 | A branch of Agach-Eriler (Türkic pl. of Agacher) people that had lived in region of Marash-Elbistan in Central Anatolia immigrated to Safevi (Safavids, Azeri dynasty) Persia in the 15th century. This branch has survived until nowadays in Iran | |
