Glom (fl. 528)[1] was a Hun sub-king, or tribe king. He fought for the Sasanian Empire in the late 520s.
Glom was a king of a section of the Huns.[2] He became an ally of Persian king Kavad I and in 528 fought for him against the queen of the Hunnish tribe of the Sabirs, a woman named Boa (Boarez/Boarek),[3] the widow of Balaq.[4][5] He was defeated by Boa while marching to aid the Persians against the Romans.[2]
His name might be of Iranian origin.[6]
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