Tonuzoba or Tonuzaba was a
Pecheneg tribal chieftain who settled with his people in Hungary about 950 AD.
He is the first known ancestor of the Tomaj,
[ Pál Engel, Realm of St. Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary, I.B.Tauris,, 2005, p. 85] Szalók, Bő and Örkény kindreds.
He was given lands from
Taksony
Taksony (german: Taks) is a town of roughly 6,000 inhabitants roughly 23 kilometers south of Budapest, on the bank of the Ráckeve branch of the Danube known as Kisduna (Little Danube). Taksony is known for its many natural springs and tranquil ...
in the county of
Heves. Györffy argues that he was related to
the grand prince, because Taksony's wife was of Pecheneg descent.
[ Györffy György, A magyarság keleti elemei, Gondolat Kiadó, 1990, p. 306] According to the legend Tonuzoba was buried alive at
Abádszalók because he refused to convert to Christianity.
References
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Tomaj (genus)
10th-century Hungarian people
Pechenegs