The first of many programs in a series, in this episode, we take a look at a fascinating but almost forgotten people known in history as the Khazars. Originally from the steppes of Central Asia but later on making their home in the northern Caucasus region, the Khazars would form an empire that at it's height challenged the empires of the Byzantines, Sasanians, the Arabs and later on, the Rus. Starting out practicing a form of Central Asian shamanism, the Khazars would later on be the only known state to have adopted Judaism as its official religion.

In this particular episode of what will no doubt be a series, we learn who the Khazars were and get into their earliest armed conflicts, mostly notably the first ArabKhazar war. There will be many more programs on Khazar history to follow so stay tuned!


Sources and Suggested Reading ► https://bit.ly/2GJvvuA

The Jews of Khazaria by Kevin Alan Brook

The Khazars: A JudeoTurkish Empire on the Steppes, 7th–11th Centuries AD (MenatArms Book 522) by Mikhail Zhirohov, David Nicolle and Crista Hook

The History of AlTabari: The Sasanids, the Byzantines, the Lakmids, and Yemen

The Turks in World History by Carter Vaughn

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