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WHO WERE THE KHAZARS?
The Khazar Empire was located between the Caspian and Black Seas in what is now southern Russia. The empire flourished from about the 6th to the 10th centuries. They are mentioned in Arab, Jewish, Greek and Byzantine literature from mid-6th to mid-13th centuries. Where they came from is uncertain. Where they ended up after their fall is unknown for sure. The 2 Khazar contributions to history are:
they stopped the advance of the Muslims about the same time Charles Martel defeated the Muslims at the battle of Tours (732). If not for the Khazars the Muslims might have taken over Europe, and we might all be Mohammedans today;
THE CONVERSION TO JUDAISM of the Khazar king and his court about 740 A.D.(?).
THE SOURCES OF INFORMATION
The Khazars are mentioned in several sources, dating from the 6th to the 13th centuries.
There are about half a dozen or more BYZANTINE sources,
10 or so JEWISH sources,
about 2 dozen ARAB sources,
plus some RUSSIAN sources. These often disagree with each other on dates and details. For centuries only the Jews kept alive the memory of the Khazars, with the rest of the world skeptical, until the late 19th century when other (Arab) sources came to light, and the 'scholarly' world finally admitted the existence of the Khazars and their historical importance. The Jews had based their information on documents called "THE KHAZAR CORRESPONDENCE," letters between Hasdai, a Jewish foreign minister in Spain, and Joseph, king of the Khazars, written about 960.
WHERE DID THE KHAZARS COME FROM?
The generally accepted theory is that they are of Turkish origin, But.some have believed that they were ISRAELITES: the "10 lost tribes"!:
Hasdai, who wrote the Khazar Correspondence, believed they were
Isaac ‘Akrish, who first published the Khazar Correspondence, believed the same
Karaite Jews of Crimea (once part of Khazaria) and Poland "claim a connection" with Khazars.....Karaite Jews claim to be directly descended from New Testament Saducees, Jews who reject the Talmud (some Russian governments would exempt Karaites from Jewish persecution, considering them to be the "10 lost tribes," and therefore not responsible for Jesus' death)
Ibn Fadlan, an Arab writer, refers to the Khazar king as "a Jew"
Maquadasisi, another Arab, says, "in Khazaria...Jews exist in large quantity"
Inb Hawkal, Arab, says only a Jew could be a Khazar king
Masudi, another Arab says the same
In Russian folklore Khazaria is referred to as the 'country of the Jews'
WERE THE KHAZARS ORIGINALLY JEWS??
Here are more extensive quotes documenting the above:
"The Turkish-speaking Karaites of the Crimea, Poland and elsewhere have affirmed a connection with the Khazars, which is perhaps confirmed by evidence from folklore and anthropology as well as language." (Encyclopedia Judaica, quoted by Koestler, p. 16) "Legends connect them with Abraham" (ibid., p. 22).
KHAZARS are referred to as "JEWS" (without distinguishing them as proselytes) by:
IBN FADLAN (Arab writer, quoting king of Bulgars),
IBN HAWKAL (ca. 977: "they give the Khacanship only to JEWS'),
HASDAI (who wrote the "KHAZAR CORRESPONDENCE") thought the Khazars to be the 10 lost tribes,
ELDAD HA-DANI, Jewish traveller, says Khazaria is 3 of the lost tribes,
the RUSSIAN CHRONICLE refers to Khazaria as "the country of the Jews,"
WESTERN JEWS in the Middle Ages called Khazars 'red Jews,'
‘the Biblically minded SLAVONIC EPICS speak of "Jews" rather than Khazars (all above from Koestler, The Thirteenth Tribe).
ISAAC 'AKRISH, 1577, publisher of "THE KHAZAR CORRESPONDENCE," thought they were Jews (Jewish Encyclopedia).
"According to another version (of the conversion), discovered by Solomon Schechter, the Jews who had sought refuge from persecution in the land of the Khazars had intermarried extensively with the indigenous peoples. The latter in those days always acclaimed the bravest of their generals as king. It happened that A JEW once distinguished himself in battle and was raised to the throne; prompted by the urgings of his wife and father-in-law, he prepared to make public his adherence to the Jewish faith" (Universal Jewish Encyclopedia).
"The khacanate is not conferred on any but a Jew" according to Arab AL-ISTAKHRI. "The Khazars were generally known to their neighbors as Jews" (Encyclopedia Judaica).
"Their king is a Jew" says Arab ISTAKHRI (932), likewise IBN-RUSTAH: "Their supreme ruler is a Jew."
According to FIRKOVITCH's theory: the "Karaites had left Palestine before the time of Christ and were in the Crimea earlier than the arrival of the Khazars."
The CAMBRIDGE DOCUMENT represents the Khazar kings as JEWISH FROM THE FIRST, not as becoming Jews.
Citing ELDAD HA-DANI: "The tribe of SIMEON is in the land of the Khazars" (all from Dunlop, History Of The Jewish Khazars).
EVEN IF THE KHAZARS ARE FROM NON-SEMITIC STOCK, the land of the Khazars all along had PHYSICAL JEWS living there. As Jews were scattered all over the world, many came to Khazaria to escape persecution, since the Khazars practiced religious toleration.
KHAZARIA HAD JEWISH IMMIGRANTS AMONGST ITS POPULATION
Khazars "had been well acquainted with Jews and their religious observances for at least a century before the conversion, through THE CONTINUED INFLUX OF REFUGEES from religious persecution in Byzantium."
"’The king of the Khazars had already become a Jew...and he was joined by JEWS FROM ALL OVER THE LANDS OF ISLAM AND FROM THE COUNTRY OF THE GREEKS.... MANY JEWS TOOK FLIGHT FROM THE COUNTRY OF THE GREEKS TO KHAZARIA.'"
"The only mercy shown by history to those who TOOK TO FLIGHT, or were driven to it, was the existence of Khazaria."
"The Byzantine Emperor forced the Jews to emigrate; these EMIGRANTS CAME TO THE KHAZAR COUNTRY."
"Jewish influence at the Khazar court must already have been strong BEFORE THE FORMAL CONVERSION."
"Saadiah Gaon (882-942)...mentions a Mesopotamian Jew who went to Khazaria to settle there, as if this were an everyday occurrence." (Koestler, The Thirteenth Tribe, pp. 59,60,61,63,64,80).
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