Bár-Kalán Explained

Bár-Kalán was an aristocratic kindred in the Kingdom of Hungary. The Latin: [[Gesta Hungarorum]] states that Ondone of the seven chieftains of the Magyars during their conquest of the Carpathian Basinwas the clan's forefather. The first documented estates of the clan were located in Baranya and Esztergom Counties.

Notable members

• Kalán Bár-Kalán, bishop of Pécs (d. 1218)
• Bánk Bár-Kalán, palatine of Hungary (d. after 1222)
• Pousa Bár-Kalán, judge royal (d. after 1222)

Sources

• Book: Almási, Tibor. Kristó. Gyula. Engel. Pál. Makk. Ferenc. Korai magyar történeti lexikon (9–14. század). Encyclopedia of Early Hungarian History (9th–14th Centuries). Akadémiai Kiadó. 1994. 83. Bár-Kalán nem. Bár-Kalán kindred. 963-05-6722-9.
• Book: Engel, Pál. Pál Engel. 2001. The Realm of St Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary, 895–1526. I.B. Tauris Publishers. 1-86064-061-3.