 In Latin sources he was referred to as "rex" and some scholars say he had a political status as a sacred king until he was massacred in a political plot of Western rulers and was temporarily succeeded by Árpád.He had a crucial role in the Hungarian Conquest (Honfoglalás).In 892/893 together with Arnulf of Carinthia he attacked Great Moravia to secure the eastern borders of the Frankish Empire.