Archaeogenetic analysis revealed East Eurasian paternal origin to the Aba royal family of Hungary
The Aba family played a pivotal role in Medieval Hungary, dominating vast territories and producing influential figures. We conducted an archaeogenetic study on remains from the necropolis in Abasár, the political center of the Aba clan, to identify family members and explore their genetic origins. Using Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) data from 19 individuals and radiocarbon dating, we identified 6 Aba family members with close kinship ties. Four males carried identical N1a1a1a1a4∼ haplogroups, and our phylogenetic analysis traced this royal paternal lineage back to Mongolia, indicating migration to the Carpathian Basin with the conquering Hungarians. Genome analysis, including ADMIXTURE, principal-component analysis (PCA), and qpAdm, revealed East Eurasian genetic patterns, aligning with our phylogenetic findings. Identity by descent (IBD) analysis confirmed family kinship and revealed connections to prominent Hungarian noble families like the Árpáds, Báthorys, and Corvinus, as well as to the first-generation immigrant elite of the Hungarian conquest.
Authors
- Orsolya Anna Váradi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7825-265X)
- János B. Szabó (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2283-3474)
- Zoltán Maróti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0515-117X)
- Zsolt Gallina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9088-9039)
- Endre Neparáczki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3466-0368)
- Miklós Makoldi
- Emil Nyerki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1168-763X)
- Alexandra Gînguță (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8443-8015)
- Balázs Tihanyi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5124-4468)
- Gergely I. B. Varga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9073-5788)
- Oszkár Schütz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5521-3044)
- Petra Kiss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2031-3015)
- Bence Kovács (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4915-1462)
- Tibor Tőrők (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2128-1126)
- Kitti Maár (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1207-6569)
- Monika Dosztig
Institutions
- University of Szeged (HU)
- Institute of Archaeology (HU)
- Hungarian Institute of Occupational Health (HU)
- Hungarian Meat Research Institute (HU)
- Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- iScience
- Published
- 2024-09-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.110892
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.10
Funders
- Szegedi Tudományegyetem
- Nemzeti Kutatási, Fejlesztési és Innovaciós Alap
- National Research, Development and Innovation Office