In the Ocean of Land: The History of Central Asia -- pt. 1
Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong
The Kagan and the Upper Class of the Kazars Converted to Judaism
According to sources from later years, the kagan converted around the year 800 to judaism. There is no archaeological evidence confirming it from kasaria itself. The capital has just recently been excavated, but there's no corroborating evidence to back this up. But if it's true, it may be that the kasars saw themselves as kind of caught in a difficult bind between the islamic empire s to the east and the christian byzantines who they had an alliance with.
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