The Khazars[a] (/ ˈxɑːzɑːrz /) were a nomadic Turkic people who, 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, 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 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.

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.

2018年12月29日 · "The Khazar people were an unusual phenomenon for Medieval times. Surrounded by savage and nomadic tribes, they had all the advantages of the developed countries: structured government, vast and prosperous trading, and a permanent army.

2021年8月1日 · The Khazar Khaganate was a state based around modern day Ukraine from the 7th to 10th centuries AD. The state was formed from a Turkic tribe, but it had one very unique aspect – it adopted Judaism. Here, David Matsievich tells us the background to the Khazars, how the European Jewish state came into being, and how it ended.

2025年1月4日 · Still, for at least a century, the Khazar realm shone as a distinctive power, one that harnessed the energy of nomadic cavalry to underwrite a cosmopolitan trade empire, bridging multiple cultural and religious worlds in a singular medieval experiment.

2025年1月1日 · The dissolution of the Khazar Empire in the 10th century marked the end of one of history’s most enigmatic and influential states. While its territorial dominance faded, the cultural, economic, and political ripples caused by its fall continue to shape global history.

Khazar Empire was once a dominant force in the Eurasian steppes, shaping trade, politics, and diplomacy between Europe and Asia. Discover how this powerful yet often overlooked empire rose to greatness and what led to its decline.

The Khazar Empire (ca. 650–ca. 965/68), one of the largest states of medieval Eurasia, dominated a region from the Ukrainian steppes to lands approaching the Ural River and from the Middle Volga region to the North Caucasus and Crimea. Important segments of its population converted to Judaism in the mid-to-late eighth century.