Mugel

Who is Mugel?

Mugel was one of two sons and successors of Grod, a Hunnic ruler of the Kutrigurs, in Patria Onoguria. He and his brother Chinialus established their father Ingrod son of Tana as ruler of the Utigurs/Onogurs in Crimea. Mugel's reign lasted only 2 years, from AD 528 to 530 before being succeeded by his brother Chinialus.

Not so long ago, historical research concluded the term magyar derived from the name of Muageris, by arguing that "Muageris" had to be a personal name taken from the descriptive designation of a people. It presented the hypothesis that the Huns in the Crimea were, really, the Onogurs, and the names of the two princes mentioned by Malalas as living in the region of Maeotian Lake and of the Kuban stream during the earlier half of the sixth century, actually referred to people under the rule of the Magyar tribe.