Dengizich

Who was Dengizich?

Dengizich, ruler of the Akatziroi, was a son of Attila. The other forms of his name are Denzic and Dintzic. The form recorded by Priscus may include the title "wise", for Dikkiz ükü reduced to Dikkizuk. The word Dengizich means "little sea" in old Turkic. This is also said to be the root of the name Genghis. The word is also similar to Mongolian language word "tengis" meaning "ocean/sea." It could be translated as Turkish, "Dokuz ok" which is possibly a mis-interpretation of his nation instead of personal name.

Some time during his reign, the Utigurs first crossed the river Volga. Priscus is clearer, saying that in 463 AD a mixed Saragur, Urog and Unogur embassy asked Byzantium for an alliance, having been dislodged by the Avars' drive towards the west.