The Khazar Empire was one of history's most captivating yet lesser-known states of the Middle Ages. These Turkic warriors built a vast trading empire between Europe and Asia, but what made them truly unique was their conversion to Judaism. From their origins as Tengrist steppe nomads and part of the legendary Göktürk Khaganate to their emergence as a sophisticated trading power in Ukraine and the Caucasus and from their religious transformation to their lasting impact on Eastern European Jewry this is their controversial yet undeniably important and compelling story — one that will reshape our understanding of the medieval world and, indeed, that of Turkic and nomadic steppe history.
