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The city was not founded in 1799, here lied the city of Madshar, or Ulu-Madshar, which was the center of the kingdom of Caucasian Alania. Its one and only known king was King Yeretan. Pope John the XIII. wrote Yeretan a letter in September 29th, 1329. The city was destroyed by the Golden Horde led by Timur Lenk. Many Hungarian travellers saw and made drawings of the remained ruins of Madshar. The letter of Pope John:
"„Dilectis filiis Jeretanny, et vniuersis Christianis Vngaris, Malchaytis et Alanis salutem. Ingentem, nec mirum, materiam gaudiorum suscepimus, quod summus ille coelestis agricola, qui omnes, quos diligit, ad cognationem sui, misericordi semper beneficio, euocat, atque trahit, quodque per inenarrabilem gratiam vnigenti sui toto orbe diffusam auget continue familiam Christianam, vos verae fidei luce perfusos, et sacri baptismatis fonte renatos et imbutos, doctrina euangelicae et apostolicae veritatis in orientalibus partibus in eorum medio, qui nondum gratiam recepere baptismatis, collocauit. In immensum insuper nobis cessit ad gaudium intellecto, quod tu, fili Jeretanny de stirpe catholicorum principum regum Vngariae descendisti; quodque tu et alii Christiani in dictis partibus commorantes, zelo fidei et deuotionis feruore succensi, doctorem catholicum desideratis habere; qui vos in fide catholica verbis salutaribus instruat, et sanctis exemplis informet; propter quod a nobis humiliter vestris supplicationibus postulastis, vt aliquem catholicum antistitem, sacrarum Scripturarum scientia praeditum, vitae sanctitate decorum, verbo vtilem et exemplo mirabilem, ad partes ipsas pro institutione vestra in eadem fide Catholica mittere dignaremur. Cupientes igitur, vt Christi familia vbique locorum incrementa suscipiat, sed maxime in ipsis partibus dilatetur, Venerabilem fratrem nostrum Gemiscatensem episcopum, vobis notum, ad partes ipsas cum nostrae benedictionis gratia prouidimus destinandum. Quo circa deuotionem Vestram monemus et hortamur in domino Jesu Christo, quatenus sacris instructionibus, quas idem Thomas et alii episcopi catholici, nec non dilecti filii, fratres Praedicatorum et Minorum ordinum, in ipsis partibus commorantes, in doctrina catholicae fidei vobis fecerint, mentales aures deuotius adhibentes, animos Vestros veritati eiusdem fidei et sanctorum patrum auctoritatibus coaptetis. Benedictionem nostram insuper vobis impendimus et rogamus humani generis piissimum Redemptorem, vt ipse vos benedictinis suae rore perfundat, vt in verae fidei vnitate constantes, vos de bono perficiatis in melius, et alios ad familiam gregis dominici fructuosis exemplis et operibus euocetis. Datum Auen. III. kal. Octobris anno XIV.”"
