Khazars - Wikipedia
The Khazars [a] (/ ˈ x ɑː z ɑːr z /) were a nomadic Turkic people that, in the late 6th century CE, established a major commercial empire covering the southeastern section of modern European Russia, southern Ukraine, Crimea, and Kazakhstan. [10]
Khazar | Origin, History, Religion, & Facts | Britannica
Nov 3, 2024 · Khazar, member of a confederation of Turkic-speaking tribes that in the late 6th century CE established a major commercial empire covering the southeastern section of modern European Russia. The Khazars likely were originally located in the northern Caucasus region and were part of the western Turkic empire.
Khazar hypothesis of Ashkenazi ancestry - Wikipedia
The Khazar hypothesis of Ashkenazi ancestry, often called the Khazar myth by its critics, [1][2] is a largely abandoned historical hypothesis that postulated that Ashkenazi Jews were primarily, or to a large extent, descended from Khazars, a multi-ethnic conglomerate of mostly Turkic peoples who formed a semi-nomadic khanate in and around the no...
Khazars - Jewish Virtual Library
KHAZARS, a national group of general Turkic type, independent and sovereign in Eastern Europe between the seventh and tenth centuries C.E. During part of this time the leading Khazars professed Judaism.
Who Were the Khazars? - Chabad.org
The Khazars were a semi-nomadic people who, in the late 6th century CE, established an empire covering the southeastern section of modern European Russia, southern Ukraine, Crimea and Kazakhstan. Sometime around the year 740 CE, the king and the ruling class, followed by members of the general population, decided to convert to Judaism.
The Khazars: A Forgotten Medieval Empire that Ruled the …
Dec 29, 2018 · The Khazars were a semi-nomadic, Turkic-speaking people who became a major commercial empire in the northern Caucasus during the 7th century AD. Over the centuries they expanded their power to include eastern Ukraine, Crimea, southern Russia, western Kazakhstan, and northwestern Uzbekistan too.
An Introduction to the History of Khazaria
The Khazars had a great history of ethnic independence extending approximately 800 years from the 5th to the 13th century. The earliest history of the Khazars in southern Russia, prior to the middle of the 6th century, is hidden in obscurity.
Khazars - Encyclopedia.com
May 21, 2018 · KHAZARS, a national group of general Turkic type, independent and sovereign in Eastern Europe between the seventh and tenth centuries c.e. During part of this time the leading Khazars professed Judaism.
Learn In 5 Minutes: The Khazars ⋆ Medieval Reporter
The Khazars. A Civilization Explained. The Khazars were part of the greater Turkic world. They established an extensive commercial network on the Russian steppe. Khazaria thus became one of the foremost medieval trading empires. Neighboring christian and muslim empires tried to use the Khazars as a handy buffer state.
The Khazars and the Mountain Jews: Tales from Jewish Azerbaijan
Nov 4, 2014 · The Khazars ruled lands from the Volga-Don steppes to the eastern Crimea and the Northern Caucasus for some three centuries, often listed as between 650 to 969 AD.