Caladan
Agnostic Pantheist
For a while now in modern era. in the endless pursuit to undermine Jewish identity, various individuals and anti-Jewish groups have propagated an anti historical, racial-based 'theory' that supposedly establishes that modern Ashkenazi (or European) Jews, are in fact descendent from the Khazars. and therefore most Jews around the world are not 'genetically' Jewish... a surreal claim in itself, as if Jews should stand to some high standard genetic purity test to prove they are NOT Jewish. only a short time after they were singled out FOR being genetically Jewish, under the Third Reich's racial purity laws.
So. who were the Khazars?
In short. the Khazars have established a powerful empire between the 7th and 10th century. and were one of the major powers in Eurasia during the time.
The Khazar empire was the first feudal state established in Eastern Europe. and a major economical trader between Northern Europe and the Middle East.
The Khazar people were in alliance with Byzantium in warfare against the Arab Caliphate, one of the largest empires the world has seen.
after fighting the Caliphate to a standstill in the Northern Caucasus region, the Khazar people have realized it is time to replace their native shamanistic religion with an organized state religion, that would give them a strong standing with the Abrahamic powers- Christian Byzantium and the Islamic Caliphate. during the 8th century, the Khazar royalty and much of its aristocracy converted to Judaism.
During the next rounds of military hostilities, the Khazars have eventually stopped the Arab expansion into Eastern Europe. with Arab sources giving us an account of a Khazar woman leading the military forces at around 729.
This is a remarkable fact in itself, as the early Arab Caliphates head a remarkable expansionist abilities, namely the Umayyad and the Abbasid, the former being able to conquer parts of South western Europe and head to France.
I'm puzzled by the desperate revisionism of individuals and groups around the world who are intimated by the dominance of Jewish identity and individualism, and their need to hijack a fascinating chapter of human history, and of a remarkable people, of whom Byzantium married their royalty to, and the Caliphate was forging royal marriages in order to establish peace. it is bordering the bizarre and a shallow approach to history to take such a chapter, which involves the most influential major powers of the time, including the early Caliphates, an intense story of the interaction of Christianity, Islam, and a Jewish royalty and nobility in between them, and to somehow turn it into a stain, a mark of Cain on Jewish identity.
As a Jewish man. I can only marvel that the royalty and nobility of these remarkable people and an empire for choosing Judaism as their state religion.
So. who were the Khazars?
In short. the Khazars have established a powerful empire between the 7th and 10th century. and were one of the major powers in Eurasia during the time.
The Khazar empire was the first feudal state established in Eastern Europe. and a major economical trader between Northern Europe and the Middle East.
The Khazar people were in alliance with Byzantium in warfare against the Arab Caliphate, one of the largest empires the world has seen.
after fighting the Caliphate to a standstill in the Northern Caucasus region, the Khazar people have realized it is time to replace their native shamanistic religion with an organized state religion, that would give them a strong standing with the Abrahamic powers- Christian Byzantium and the Islamic Caliphate. during the 8th century, the Khazar royalty and much of its aristocracy converted to Judaism.
During the next rounds of military hostilities, the Khazars have eventually stopped the Arab expansion into Eastern Europe. with Arab sources giving us an account of a Khazar woman leading the military forces at around 729.
This is a remarkable fact in itself, as the early Arab Caliphates head a remarkable expansionist abilities, namely the Umayyad and the Abbasid, the former being able to conquer parts of South western Europe and head to France.
I'm puzzled by the desperate revisionism of individuals and groups around the world who are intimated by the dominance of Jewish identity and individualism, and their need to hijack a fascinating chapter of human history, and of a remarkable people, of whom Byzantium married their royalty to, and the Caliphate was forging royal marriages in order to establish peace. it is bordering the bizarre and a shallow approach to history to take such a chapter, which involves the most influential major powers of the time, including the early Caliphates, an intense story of the interaction of Christianity, Islam, and a Jewish royalty and nobility in between them, and to somehow turn it into a stain, a mark of Cain on Jewish identity.
As a Jewish man. I can only marvel that the royalty and nobility of these remarkable people and an empire for choosing Judaism as their state religion.
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