Koppány
Koppány, also known as Cupan, was the Duke of Somogy in Hungary in the late 10th century. According to modern scholars' consensual view, he was a member of the royal Árpád dynasty. Koppány was the lord of the southern region of Transdanubia during the reign of Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians, who ruled between 972 and 997. After the death of Géza, Koppány laid claim to the throne against Géza's devout Christian son, Stephen. His claim was mainly supported by pagan Hungarians, but the royal army routed him near Veszprém in 997 or 998. Koppány was killed either in the battle or in his duchy to where he had fled from the battlefield. His corpse was cut in four pieces to be displayed on the walls of four major strongholds—Győr, Veszprém, Esztergom and Gyulafehérvár (now Alba Iulia, Romania)—of Hungary.
Family
He was the son of Zerind the Bald, according to the 14th-century Illuminated Chronicle. Although no primary source mentions that Koppány was descended from Álmos and Árpád, the first grand princes of the Hungarians, his attempt to seize the throne shows that he was a member of the ruling dynasty. However, historians debate which of the four or five sons of Árpád was Koppány's ancestor. For instance, historians Gyula Kristó, László Szegfű and György Szabados say that Koppány was most probably descended from Árpád's oldest son, Tarkatzus, but Kornél Bakay (who identified Zerind the Bald with Ladislas the Bald) writes that Árpád's youngest son, Zoltán, was Koppány's forefather. The exact date of Koppány's birth cannot be determined. He seems to have been born between around 950 and 965, because his claim to the throne in 997 shows that he was the oldest member of the Árpád dynasty at that time.
'Koppány' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:
Az indigóember (2007)
Actors: Molnar Attila Vajk (actor), Nagy Attila (actor), Martin Csaba (actor), Boncz Daniel (actor), Ilyés József (actor), Béla Szabó (actor), Vivienne Banovits (actress), Miklos Ildiko (actress), Bako Krisztina (actress), Berka Szvetlana (actress), Martin Csaba (producer), Béla Szabó (producer), Martin Csaba (writer), Molnar Attila Vajk (composer), Martin Csaba (director),
Genres: Drama,István, a király (1984)
Actors: Lajos Balázsovits (actor), Belügyminisztérium Duna Mûvészegyüttesének Tánckara (actor), János Bródy (actor), Csepel Táncegyüttes (actor), János Derzsi (actor), Csaba Deseö (actor), Gyula Deák Bill (actor), Dunaújvárosi Vasmû Táncegyüttese (actor), Sándor Halmágyi (actor), István Hunyadkürthy (actor), Sándor Ifj. Csoóri (actor), Lajos Illés (actor), Csaba Jakab (actor), Jácint Juhász (actor), Péter Balázs (actor),
Genres: History, Music,
Underground Emperor
[Pop The Brown Hornet]
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Next up is the Down Low Recka
[Down Low Recka]
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The shocker, I cause electrical sparks
Like a flashin light in the dark in the thunderstorm at night
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Before I snap my fingers and transform to smoke with the quickness
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[Pop The Brown Hornet]
Bow down to the underground emperor
Once you enter the circle you find me in the center
Of definite laced with pure entertainment
Bangin your brain like uncut cocaine
Movin like the theif in the night when I strike
It's like equivalent to a killer shark's bite
No remorse if a life is lost
If you're playin the game that's the price it cost
It could be deadly fuckin with a Shaolin machette
Walk poundin heavy plus your palms is all sweaty
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Not many can withstand the impact of a rap act
Hittin harder than a rape victim's flashback
[Down Low Recka]
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Now take a number and I'll be with you in a minute
Look at the hunter and catch me if you can, I'm here
Right in your area, scarin up your atmosphere
I'm out to get you for not knowin the issue
I'm throwin fullstyle rep, I plan to hit you like a homing missile
Don't run for cover, don't waste my time