Khingila I

Khingila I
Ruler of the Alchon Huns
Portrait of king Khingila c.440 – 490 CE on one of his silver drachms. Bactrian script legend:

χιγγιλο αλχοννο "Khiggilo Alchono", with Alchon tamgha symbol
Approximate location of Khingila's territory
Reign430-490
SuccessorMehama
Bornc.430
Central Asia
Diedc.490(490-00-00) (aged 59–60)

Khingila I (Bactrian: χιγγιλο Khingilo, Brahmi script: 𑀔𑀺𑀗𑁆𑀕𑀺𑀮 Khi-ṇgi-la, Middle Chinese: Kim kjit lat, Persian: شنگل Shengel; c.430-490) was the founding king of the Hunnic Alkhan dynasty (Bactrian: αλχανο, Middle Chinese: 嚈噠, Iep dat). He was a contemporary of Khushnavaz (fl. 484).