For the Khazar royal house (and an unknown number of other Khazars and members of subject tribes), the conversion to Judaism was worked out on the model well known from the Sogdian-Eastern-Turkic encounter, with a significant difference: sandwiched between Byzantium and the Khalifate, the Khazars chose to be the third force and the earliest religion.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | June 1, 2008 |
Published in Issue | Year 2008 Volume: 16 Issue: 16 |