The world of the Khazars : new perspectives / edited by Peter B. Golden, Haggai Ben-Shammai and András Róna-Tas.

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TextSeries: Handbuch der Orientalistik. Achte Abteilung, Handbook of Uralic studies ; ; v. 17.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.Description: 1 online resource (vi, 459 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:

text

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9789047421450
9047421450

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: World of the Khazars.DDC classification:

947.5/201 22

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DK34.K45 W67 2007eb

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Abbreviations; Introduction; Opening Remarks (Haggai Ben-Shammai); Khazar Studies: Achievements and Perspectives (Peter B. Golden); The Alans: Neighbours of the Khazars in the Caucasus (Irina A. Arzhantseva); The Khazar Language (Marcel Erdal); New Findings Relating to Hebrew Epigraphic Sources from the Crimea, with an Appendix on the Readings in King Joseph's Letter (Artem Fedorchuk); The Conversion of the Khazars to Judaism (Peter B. Golden); Byzantine Sources for Khazar History (James Howard-Johnston); Al-Khazar wa-'l-Saqâliba: Contacts and Conflicts? (Tatiana Kalinina).

Summary: The Khazar Empire (ca 650 - ca 965-969), was one of the largest states of medieval Eurasia. Turkic in origin, it played a key role in the history of the peoples of Rus', medieval Hungary and the Caucasus. In the ninth century, the Khazars converted to Judaism. This book sheds light on many unanswered questions regarding the Khazar Empire.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-445) and index.

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The Khazar Empire (ca 650 - ca 965-969), was one of the largest states of medieval Eurasia. Turkic in origin, it played a key role in the history of the peoples of Rus', medieval Hungary and the Caucasus. In the ninth century, the Khazars converted to Judaism. This book sheds light on many unanswered questions regarding the Khazar Empire.

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