Alān (English spelling) Alan

…an Iranian horse-riding nomadic people who lived in the steppes of southern Russia. They were called the Sauromatai by Herodotus, and are said to be of the same lineage as the Sarmatians and Alān peoples who later became known as the Sarmatians and Alān peoples. They initially lived to the east of the Scythians across the Don River, in the lower Volga River basin, and in the southern Ural steppes. They were strongly influenced by Scythian culture, and played a major role in spreading Scythian culture to the east. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Alān" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…南ロシア草原地帯に居住したイラン系騎馬遊牧民族。ヘロドトスがサウロマタイ人Sauromataiとよび，のちにサルマート人，アランAlān(阿蘭)人として知られるものはみな同系統の民族であるといわれる。はじめドン川を境にスキタイ人の東方，ボルガ川下流域，ウラル南部草原に住み，スキタイ文化の影響を強く受け，またスキタイ系文化を東方に伝えるうえで大きな役割を果たした。…

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