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Alania (other)
Alania was the medieval state of the Alans or Alani people in the North Caucasus. Alania may also refer to: *Ossetia, an ethnolinguistic region located in the Caucasus **Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, a federal subject of the Russian Federation **The State of Alania, the second official name of the disputed Republic of South Ossetia *Alania Airlines, an airline based in Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia–Alania *FC Alania Vladikavkaz, a Russian football club from Vladikavkaz *Alanïa, a Norwegian former electronic music group * Alania TV, Georgian TV channel broadcasting in the Russian language * ''Alania'' (amphipod), a genus of amphipods in the family Stegocephalidae * ''Alania'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Boryaceae See also * Ossetian (other) *Alans, ancient nomadic-pastoralist Sarmatian tribes of the Caucasus *Alanian language Alanic (also known as Alanian) was a language spoken by the Alans from about the 1st to the 13th centuries AD. It formed a dialec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alania
Alania was a medieval kingdom of the Iranian Alans ( Proto-Ossetians) that flourished between the 9th–13th centuries in the Northern Caucasus, roughly in the location of the latter-day Circassia, Chechnya, Ingushetia, and modern North Ossetia–Alania. With its capital at Maghas, the location of which is still disputed, it became independent from the Khazars in the late 9th century. It was Christianized by a Byzantine missionary soon after, in the early 10th century. Reaching its peak in the 11th century, under the rule of King Durgulel, it profited from controlling a vital trade route through the Darial Pass. It maintained close relations not only with the Byzantine Empire but also the Kingdom of Georgia, as well as the small Dagestani kingdom of Sarir; the first two also employed Alan mercenaries, who were infamous horsemen. It was responsible for spreading Orthodox Christianity among neighbouring pagan peoples such as the Circassians and Vainakhs. The kingdom eventuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
