Can We Talk of Immigration Policy in the Middle Ages? — Oriental Migrants under the Kings of the House of Árpád

Abstract

The title of my paper refers to the period from the foundation of the state to the Turkish conquest. Immigration Policy is a modern system, which requires professional administration, presupposes the coordinated functioning of several institutions. In the Middle Ages, the situation was different. The admission, placement, and settling of foreigners depended on the dominant horde, which was driven by interests and perhaps moral considerations.