Kinship in the Xiongnu Political System [Hun Siyasî Sisteminde Akrabalık] (in Turkish)

Abstract

This paper aims to examine the social bases of the hierarchical political organization based on kinship, which is typical with the Xiongnu (Asian Hun) and their successors, and the basic concepts that express it in the context of the cultural continuum. The study also analyzes the role of kinship diplomacy within the political culture of Xiongnu with historical instances and concludes that despite some exceptions, Xiongnu had developed an institutionalized political hierarchy based on kinship relations.