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When did the Magyars conquer the Carpathian Basin?
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The Magyars, led by Árpád, crossed the Carpathian Mountains en masse in the spring of 895 to conquer the central plains of the Carpathian Basin. Following this initial entry, they further consolidated their control by destroying the Moravian state in 906 and occupying Pannonia in 907 after defeating a German force.12
While the late 9th century is the generally accepted period for this conquest, some historians reference the "double-conquest" theory, which suggests an earlier arrival of the Late Avars—whom archaeologist Gyula László classified as "Early Magyars"—around 670.3