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Alan Kingdom in Hispania

409 CE – 418 CE (approx.) · capital Emerita Augusta

The short-lived realm of the Iranian-speaking Alans in Lusitania and Carthaginiensis, destroyed by the Visigoths within a decade.

Origins

The Alans, nomads from the steppe north of the Caucasus, crossed the Rhine in 406 with Vandals and Suebi and entered Hispania in 409. In 411, when the invaders divided the provinces by lot, the Alans took Lusitania and Carthaginiensis, the largest share.

Rule and society

They formed a warrior aristocracy ruling over a Hispano-Roman population, living from tribute and plunder rather than building lasting institutions. Their king Addax led them in Hispania. Very little is known of their administration, and Hydatius is the main source.

Decline and legacy

From 416 the Visigothic king Wallia, acting for Rome, campaigned against them, and in 418 Addax was killed. The surviving Alans joined the Hasding Vandals under Gunderic, whose kings in Africa styled themselves kings of the Vandals and Alans.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Lineage

Alan Kingdom in HispaniaVandal Kingdom 435 CE – 534 CE

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Alan Kingdom in Hispania. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/alan-kingdom-in-hispania
MLA
“Alan Kingdom in Hispania.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/alan-kingdom-in-hispania. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Alan Kingdom in Hispania.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/alan-kingdom-in-hispania.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Alan Kingdom in Hispania’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/alan-kingdom-in-hispania (Accessed: ).

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