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Their demands met for a time, the Hun kings withdrew into the interior of their empire.

According to Jordanes ( following Priscus ), sometime during the peace following the Huns ' withdrawal from Byzantium ( probably around 445 ), Bleda died ( killed by his brother, according to the classical sources ), and Attila took the throne for himself.

A few sources indicate that Bleda tried to kill Attila first, to which Attila retaliated.