The Aba family played a pivotal role in the early history of Medieval Hungary
dominating extensive territories and giving rise to influential figures. We conducted an
archaeogenetic examination of remains uncovered at the necropolis in Abasár, the political
centre of the Aba clan, to identify Aba family members and shed light on their genetic origins.
Utilizing Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) data from 19 individuals, complemented by
radiocarbon measurements, we identified 6 members of the Aba family who shared close
kinship relations. Our analysis revealed that 4 males from this family carried identical
N1a1a1a1a4~ haplogroups. Significantly, our phylogenetic investigation traced this royal
paternal lineage back to Mongolia, strongly suggesting its migration to the Carpathian Basin
with the conquering Hungarians. Genome analysis, incorporating ADMIXTURE, Principal
Component Analysis (PCA), and qpAdm, revealed East Eurasian patterns in the studied
genomes, consistent with our phylogenetic results. Shared Identity by Descent (IBD) analysis
confirmed the family kinship relations and shed light on further external kinship connections.
It revealed that members of the Aba family were related to members of prominent Hungarian
medieval noble families the Árpáds, Báthorys and Corvinus as well as to the first-generation
immigrant elite of the Hungarian conquest.
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