 If the Magyars ' original homeland was situated in Western Siberia , instead of being identical with Magna Hungaria , their ancestors moved from Western Siberia to Eastern Europe . This must have happened between 500 BC and 700 AD , because there were several major movements of peoples across the steppes during this period . The " Prohorovo culture " spread towards modern @-@ day Bashkortostan around 400 BC . The westward migration of the Huns forced many groups of people of Western Siberia to depart for Europe between about 350 and 400 AD . The Avars ' attack against the Sabirs in Siberia set in motion a number of migrations in the 460s . Between around 550 and 600 , the migration of the Avars towards Europe compelled many nomadic groups to move . 
