Kingdom of the Alans

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The Kingdom of the Alans was a medieval polity in the North Caucasus ruled by the Iranian-speaking Alans, known for controlling key trade routes between the Byzantine Empire, the steppe, and the Islamic world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Alan state
North Caucasian state
historical polity
medieval kingdom
attackedBy Mongol Empire NERFINISHED
capital Maghas NERFINISHED
continent Asia
Europe
controlled passes of the central Caucasus
trade routes between Byzantine Empire and Islamic world
trade routes between Byzantine Empire and steppe
diplomaticRelation Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
Islamic caliphates NERFINISHED
Khazar Khaganate NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Georgia NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Alans NERFINISHED
flourishedInCentury 10th century
11th century
12th century
13th century
followedBy Alania under Mongol suzerainty
Golden Horde rule in the North Caucasus
influencedBy Byzantine culture
Georgian Christianity NERFINISHED
Iranian cultural traditions
knownFor Iranian-speaking ruling elite
control of Caucasus trade routes
strategic mountain fortresses
language Iranian languages NERFINISHED
legacy medieval Christian Alania
locatedIn Caucasus NERFINISHED
North Caucasus
neighbor Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
Georgian kingdoms
Khazar Khaganate NERFINISHED
steppe nomad polities
partiallyDestroyedInCentury 13th century
partOf Caucasus trade networks NERFINISHED
precededBy Alanic tribal confederations
regionToday Kabardino-Balkaria NERFINISHED
North Ossetia–Alania NERFINISHED
South Ossetia NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
Eastern Christianity NERFINISHED
Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED
rulingPeople Alans NERFINISHED
successorCulture Ossetians NERFINISHED
timePeriod Middle Ages

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medieval Kingdom of Alania alternateName Kingdom of the Alans