| Acknowledgments |
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ix | |
| Introduction |
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xi | |
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1 The Origins of the Khazars |
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1 | (18) |
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2 The Cities and Towns of the Khazars |
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19 | (28) |
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3 The Structure of the Khazar Government |
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47 | (12) |
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59 | (14) |
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73 | (14) |
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6 The Khazars' Conversion to Judaism |
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87 | (38) |
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7 Relations between the Khazars and Other Peoples |
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125 | (24) |
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8 The Decline and Fall of the Khazar Empire |
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149 | (14) |
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9 The Diaspora of the Khazars |
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163 | (34) |
| 10 Eastern and Central European Jews after the Tenth Century |
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197 | (50) |
| Appendix A Timeline of Khazar History |
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247 | (4) |
| Appendix B Glossary |
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251 | (4) |
| Appendix C Native Khazarian Personal Names |
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255 | (2) |
| Appendix D Other Instances of Conversion to Judaism in History |
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257 | (16) |
| Bibliography |
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273 | (20) |
| Index |
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293 | (24) |
| About the Author |
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