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[[File: before_the_Magyar_invasion.jpg|300px250px|thumbnail|rightleft|Politcal Political Map of Central and Southeastern Europe on the Eve of the Magyar Invasions]]In order to understand how the Kingdom of Hungary formed, it is important to understand the background of the medieval Hungarians, who were descended from the Magyar ethnic group. Unlike most Europeans, who are descended from Indo-European speaking cultural groups, the Magyars were part of the Finno-Ugaric cultural family. The Magyars’ language was specifically a form of Ugaric, which was part of the eastern branch of the family. The Magyars were most closely related to the Finns and various Siberian tribes, but they were separated from the main body of the Ugaric people in the first century BC. <ref> Engel, Pál. <i> The Realm of St. Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary.</i> Translated by Tamás Pálosfalvi. Edited by Andrew Ayton. (London: I. B. Tauris, 2015), p. 9 </ref>  Although the Magyars would later be known, and feared, for their martial prowess, they were driven from Siberia by Sabir tribe, never to return. <ref> György, György. “Dual Kingship and the Seven Chieftains of the Hungarians in the Era of the Conquest and the Raids.” <i>Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarium Hungaricae</i> 47 (1994) p. 87</ref> The Magyars wandered south until they ended up in the Eurasian steppe where they established themselves as fearsome nomadic warriors.