Ambazuces ( Greek: Ἀμβαζούκης, romanized: Ambazoukes) was a " Hunnic" ruler in the North Caucasus in the early 6th century, probably of the Sabirs. ^[1]

According to the Byzantine historian Procopius, Ambazuces ruled the area of the " Caspian Gates"—most likely referring to the Darial Pass ^[1]—during the reign of the Byzantine emperor Anastasius I ( r. 491–518). ^[2] Procopius reports that he was friendly towards Byzantium, and in his old age offered to cede his realm, but Anastasius declined. ^[2] This was probably during or shortly after the Anastasian War of 502–506 between Byzantium and Sassanid Persia. ^[1]

After his death, he was succeeded by his sons, who were defeated by the Persian king Kavadh I ( r. 488–531), who annexed their territory to Persia. ^{[2] [3]}

References

Sources

• Greatrex, Geoffrey (1998). Rome and Persia at War, 502-532. Francis Cairns. ISBN  9780905205939.
• Martindale, John R., ed. (1980). The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire: Volume II, AD 395–527. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN  0-521-20159-4.