Gyula (Geula, Gyyla, Jula) "the Old", ruler in Transylvania

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Ruled in Transylvania during the middle of the 10th century. According to Gesta Hungarorum, Geula was the grandson of Tuhutum, a captain of Árpád who defeated Gelou, the former ruler of Transylvania. According to the Chronicon Pictum, Geula discovered the city of Alba (now Alba Iulia) during a hunt, made it his residence, and enlarged his territory to the Tisza, proving himself an enemy of the Magyars from Pannonia. According to the Gesta Hungarorum, Geula was the father of Sarolt who married Geza, the ruling prince of the Magyars during the last three decades of the tenth century. Although born a pagan, Sarolt was brought up as an Orthodox Christian, writing with cyrilic letters. The name Sarolt is of Turkic origin (šar-oldu means "white weasel")

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