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{{Short description|Chieftain of Akatiroi}}
'''Karadach''' or '''Kuridach''' (in [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] Κουριδαχος, ''Kouridachos'', {{langx|la|Curidachus}}) was an important [[chieftain]] of the [[Akatziri]] tribe of the Hunnic confederation during the reign of [[Attila]]. According to [[Priscus]] he rose to prominence when he was courted by [[Roman Empire|Roman]] diplomats in 448 AD as a potential ally against the [[Huns]], but used the information to help his overlord foil a revolt among lesser chiefs of the Akatziri; thus Attila left his lands untouched while the remaining were taken.

==Etymology==
[[Otto J. Maenchen-Helfen]] considers the name to be "possibly" Turkic.{{r|MH|page=437}} He suggests an etymology of ''*Kurtaq'': ''kurt'' (wolf) plus the diminutive suffix ''-q''.{{r|MH|pages=437-438}}

==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name=MH>{{cite book
|last=Maenchen-Helfen
|first=Otto J.
|author-link=Otto J. Maenchen-Helfen
|date=1973
|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_CrUdgzSICxcC_2
|title=The World of the Huns: Studies in Their History and Culture
|publisher=[[University of California Press]]
|isbn=9780520015968}}</ref>

}}

== Books ==
* {{cite book | last=Martindale | first=John R. |author2=Jones, A.H.M. |author3=Morris, J.  | title=The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire: A.D. 395-527 | year=1980 | publisher=Cambridge University Press | isbn=0-521-20159-4 | pages=330–331}}

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{{succession box | before = Unknown| title = [[Akatziri#Akatziri rulers|King]] of the [[Akatziri]] | years = <small>(Senior in office)</small> <br>?–448 | after = [[Ellac]]}}
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[[Category:Attila the Hun]]

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