Alan

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The Alans were an ancient nomadic Iranian-speaking people of the Eurasian steppes, known for their skilled horsemanship and significant role in the migrations that shaped late antiquity Europe.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Alan canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Iranian people
Sarmatian people
ancient people
nomadic people
conflictWith Huns
culturalLegacy influence on Ossetian culture
toponyms in France
descendantCulture Medieval Alania
linked to: Alania

Ossetians
economy horse breeding
pastoralism
endonym Alani (Latin form)
linked to: Alani

Alanoi (Greek form)
ethnicity Iranian
historicalState Kingdom of Alania
influencedBy Huns
knownFor cavalry warfare
horsemanship
role in the Migration Period
languageBranch Eastern Iranian languages
languageFamily Iranian languages
laterReligion Christianity
Eastern Christianity
mentionedBy Ammianus Marcellinus
Jordanes
Procopius
migratedTo Gaul
Hispania
linked to: Hispania (probable)

North Africa
migratedWith Suebi
Vandals
militaryRole allies of various Germanic tribes
heavy cavalry
mercenaries in Roman army
origin Sarmatian tribes
partOf Vandal–Alan kingdom in North Africa
linked to: Vandal Kingdom
region Eurasian Steppe
North Caucasus
Pontic–Caspian steppe
relatedEthnicGroup Ossetians
Sarmatians
Scythians
religion pre-Christian paganism
socialStructure tribal confederation
timePeriod Late Antiquity
Migration Period
warfareStyle lance-armed shock cavalry
mounted archery

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gunderic ethnicity Alan
Aspar ethnicity Alan