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

How this entity was disambiguated

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Gunderic → ethnicity → Alan ⓘ
Aspar → ethnicity → Alan ⓘ