Attila and His Dynasty
After the death of King Octar something in 430 AD, Rugila became the sole ruler. Rugila was perhaps the most important person in Hunnic history. He was perhaps the real founder of the Hun Empire. He achieved the early victories of the Huns over the Roman Empire. After the death of king Rugila in 435 AD, Attila and his brother Bleda became joint kings of the united Hun tribes and many tribes became their subjects. Soon after becoming joint rulers, Attila and his brother signed a peace treaty with the Eastern Roman Empire. The Huns demanded tribute from the eastern Roman Empire. The treaty stipulated that the Romans had to pay 600 pounds of gold to the Huns every year. The Roman had to pay 8 gold coins for every prisoner ransomed.