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- noun Plural form of
Ephthalite .
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Examples
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We had crept through clefts whose walls had sent back the howlings of the Ephthalites, the White Huns who had sapped the strength of these same proud Sassanids until at last both fell before the
The Metal Monster 2004
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In the 5th century a new people came from the east, the Ephthalites (_q. v._) or "white Huns," who subjected Bactria
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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Ephthalites had overturned the Guptas; they were Huns of the
The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 Kenneth Morris 1908
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Its history is mainly the record of gigantic wars with Rome; these were diversified later by tussles with the Turks, Ephthalites or White
The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 Kenneth Morris 1908
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Of the Yetha or Ephthalites they make the general observation that "their rules of politeness are very defective."
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Charles Eliot 1896
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The fall of the Guptas was brought about by another invasion of barbarians known as Hûnas, Ephthalites [119] or White Huns and apparently
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 Charles Eliot 1896
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