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Turks and Khazars - Origins, Institutions, and Interactions in Pre-Mongol Eurasia (Hardcover, New Ed)
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Turks and Khazars - Origins, Institutions, and Interactions in Pre-Mongol Eurasia (Hardcover, New Ed)
Series: Variorum Collected Studies
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This second collection of studies by Peter Golden continues his
explorations of the TA1/4rk Empire (mid-sixth to mid-eighth
centuries), the stateless polities that appeared after its
collapse, and of the Khazar Qaghanate (mid-seventh century to ca.
965-969), its imperial successor state in the western Eurasian
steppes. Building on earlier traditions, the TA1/4rks created a
paradigm for state building in the Eurasian steppes that persisted,
with variations, into the early modern era. Examined here are
issues relating to the origins of and myths associated with the
rise of the TA1/4rks and the systems of governance in the TA1/4rk
and subsequent Turkic polities of Eurasia. The institution of
slavery and its role in Turkic nomadic societies receives
significant attention. In addition, these essays document the
cultural interactions between the Turkic nomads of pre-Chinggisid
Eurasia and neighbouring settled societies such as the Kievan Rus',
Georgia and the Islamic world. Included here are studies dealing
with the hitherto neglected role of Khazars in the Islamic ghulAcm
(slave soldier) system. Special attention is paid to the unique
traditions of sacral rulership among the Khazars and an examination
of their conversion to Judaism set within a larger Eurasian
context.
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