Kádár is a
Hun
The Huns were a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe between the 4th and 6th century AD. According to European tradition, they were first reported living east of the Volga River, in an area that was part ...
judge mentioned in Hungarian chronicles. He is said to have moved with the other Huns from
Scythia
Scythia (Scythian: ; Old Persian: ; Ancient Greek: ; Latin: ) or Scythica (Ancient Greek: ; Latin: ), also known as Pontic Scythia, was a kingdom created by the Scythians during the 6th to 3rd centuries BC in the Pontic–Caspian steppe.
His ...
to
Pannonia
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, where his fellow countrymen appointed him
judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges. A judge hears all the witnesses and any other evidence presented by the barristers or solicitors of the case, assesses the credibility an ...
among themselves.
Mark of Kalt
Mark of Kalt (, ; ) was the canon of the Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and chronicler of King Louis I of Hungary, known for his work ''Chronicon Pictum'', beginning its composition in 1358 and finishing it between 1370 and ...
, in the ''
Chronicon Pictum'', wrote:
His name could be associated with the word ''karcha'', which at the time meant "judge".
Alternatively, it could derive from a
Khazar title (similar to the later Hungarian title of count palatine) used for a Khazar dignitary.
References
Hungarian mythology
Huns
Hungarian people
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