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23 July 2021

Pax Khazarica

History Studies. International Journal of History
Pax Khazarica

The history of the Khazar Khaganate, which has a distinctive place for the Middle Ages Eastern Europe Turkish history, is very important for many nations whose history has been shaped not only in terms of Turks but also in the vicinity of the Caspian. So much so that today, the Russians, Bulgarians, Hungarians, Arabs in the past, the Khazars took a key position. So how did Khazar Khaganate, who had managed to live in the same field for centuries with the great powers and stubborn nomadic communities of his time, managed to keep his multiethnic people together? Here, in the 19th century, some historians have considered it as «Pax Khazarica». In genereal, Pax Khazarica, which means the policy of tolerance applied in the area dominated by Khazars, has been applied by the Khazar Khaganate for various reasons. These reasons were based on military, political and, most importantly, economic interests.

Source: Akinci M. (2019). Pax Khazarica. History Studies. International Journal of History. Vol.11. Is.4: 1123-1135

Source web-site: http://www.historystudies.net/dergi//pax-khazarica201908e182699.pdf

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