Khazar Khaganate

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The Khazar Khaganate was a powerful medieval Turkic polity that controlled key trade routes between Europe and Asia and is notable for its ruling elite’s conversion to Judaism.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Khazar Khaganate canonical 16
Khazars 11
Khazaria 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Turkic state
historical empire
khaganate
medieval polity
alliedWith Byzantine Empire
archaeologicalSite Saltovo–Mayaki culture sites
Sarkel ruins
linked to: Sarkel
borderedBy Abbasid Caliphate
Byzantine Empire
Caliphate of the Umayyads
linked to: Umayyad Caliphate

Volga Bulgars
linked to: Bulgars

early Rus principalities
capital Atil
Balanjar
Sarkel
continent Asia
Europe
controlled lower Volga trade route
portions of the Silk Road
trade routes between Europe and Asia
currency silver dirhams
economy trade-based economy
tribute system
endTime 10th century
c. 969
ethnicCharacter Turkic
ethnicGroup Khazars
linked to: Khazar Khaganate
governmentType dual kingship
headOfGovernmentTitle Bek
linked to: Bey
headOfStateTitle Khagan
historicalDebate extent of Judaization of population
origins of the Khazar ruling elite
influenced Volga Bulgars
linked to: Bulgars

early Rus polities
language Khazar language
languageFamily Oghuric Turkic languages
locatedIn North Caucasus region
linked to: North Caucasus

Pontic–Caspian steppe
lower Volga region
north of the Caucasus Mountains
locatedOn Black Sea
Caspian Sea
militaryConflict Arab–Khazar wars
conflicts with the Byzantine Empire
wars with the Rus
notableFor conversion of ruling elite to Judaism
populationIncludes Alans
Bulgars
Slavs
various steppe nomads
religion Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Tengrism
religiousConversionOfElite 8th century
c. 740
source Arabic geographers
Byzantine chronicles
Hebrew correspondence of Hasdai ibn Shaprut
startTime 7th century
c. 650
successor Kievan Rus
linked to: Kyivan Rus

Pecheneg polities
linked to: Pechenegs

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Referenced by (30)

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Turkic world hasHistoricalRoot Khazar Khaganate
Kyivan Rus precededBy Khazar Khaganate
Eurasian Steppe inhabitedBy Khazars
linked to: Khazar Khaganate
Taman Peninsula historicalInhabitants Khazars
linked to: Khazar Khaganate
Taman Peninsula wasPartOf Khazar Khaganate
Steppe Road associatedWith Khazars
linked to: Khazar Khaganate
Bulgars neighboringEntity Khazar Khaganate
Old Great Bulgaria neighbor Khazar Khaganate
Rus' neighbor Khazar Khaganate
Early Muslim conquests opponent Khazar Khaganate
Taurica hasInhabitant Khazars
linked to: Khazar Khaganate
Varangians tradedWith Khazar Khaganate
Göktürk Khaganate influenced Khazar Khaganate
Khazar Khaganate ethnicGroup Khazars
linked to: Khazar Khaganate
medieval Kingdom of Alania borderedBy Khazar Khaganate
tamga historicallyUsedBy Khazars
linked to: Khazar Khaganate
Oghuz Yabgu State borderedBy Khazar Khaganate
Volga Bulgaria historical area tradedWith Khazaria
linked to: Khazar Khaganate
Oghur languages historicallySpokenBy Khazars
linked to: Khazar Khaganate
Volga trade route associatedWithPolity Khazar Khaganate
Pechenegs neighbor Khazars
linked to: Khazar Khaganate
History of Crimea hasRulingEntity Khazar Khaganate
Tengri worshippedBy Khazars
linked to: Khazar Khaganate
Bulgar of the Volga tradedWith Khazaria
linked to: Khazar Khaganate
Bulgar of the Volga neighbor Khazar Khaganate
Tmutarakan connectedTo Khazar Khaganate
Tmutarakan ethnicComposition Khazars
linked to: Khazar Khaganate
Justinian II soughtRefugeWith Khazars
linked to: Khazar Khaganate
Leo IV the Khazar nickname the Khazar
linked to: Khazar Khaganate