Kurszán

Kurszán

Kurszán or Kusál (died 904), was a Hungarian (Magyar) chieftain at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries, who had a crucial role in the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin. He was kende of the Magyars in the dual leadership with Árpád serving as a gyula - according to a mainstream theory. While kende probably corresponded roughly to the Khazar title khagan, Kurszán's role equated to the Khazar military title bek. In Latin sources he was referred to as rex and some scholars say he had a political status as a sacred king until he was massacred in a political plot of Western rulers and was temporarily succeeded by Árpád. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Kurszán is the 12,175th most popular politician (down from 11,933rd in 2024). (up from 2,942nd in 2019)