Ibn Rusta on the Khazars (903-913 AD) / Primary Source

Ahmad ibn Rustah Isfahani, better known as Ibn Rusta was a 10th-century Persian explorer and geographer born in Rosta district, Isfahan, Persia. He wrote a geographical compendium known as Book of Precious Records, based on first hand accounts and his own travels. His information on the non-Islamic peoples of Europe and Inner Asia makes him a useful source for these obscure regions and for the prehistory of the Turks and other steppe peoples.

This is a direct quote from Ibn Rusta, written between 903 and 913.

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[theblackprince]

Ah is this the guy who spent time with the Vikings and wrote about their culture and how they dressed etc. Think he spent time at the court of the Kievan Rus.

[henrydrummond]

Makes sense why Ukraine has very similar symbols

[jonathanhensley]

The star of David is really the star of saturn because rabbis have said there is no mention of that symbol in there texts.

[BenItsa]

Why did you show an image of a star of David containing a cross when mentioning that the khazar elite was Jewish? The cross makes it kind of confusing. Did you put that on purpose or was it just the only (or best) image of a star of David you could find?

[wilsontheconqueror]

Who are these people today? Or what culture today descends from the Khazars?

[danirm]

The majority of the khazars weren't jews, they were turkish muslims, with jewish communities within, who
either emigrated to Eastern Europe or converted to Islam. Other than that, of course there were christian, pagan, buddhist and shamanism khazars. Jews were never a majority but in Judea, until the 7th-9th century. After the islamic occupation of Judea, many jews flee, others ever since the Babylonian and Roman exiles. Muslims love to paint jews as a majority in everything that has characteristics of imperialism, when them and christians were missionaires and imperialists who caused most things they didn't take responsibility but blaming the jews for.

[laszlovandor]

Why are you using pictures of Hungarians in place of Khazars ????

[chengezhussaini]

What did they look Caucasoid or Mongoloid??

[Sulucnumoh]

Making the rus lands ocean blue was a bit of am oversight lol

[pinderbupinder]

Alexander shoulda built that wall a few metres higher, Wouldve saved the rest of us a lot of trouble

[Rugia-oxhx]

There's your source of today's Jewish Israelis.

[dawnmelton]

What is an Isha?
The word  means "the formless divine".

[papazataklaattiranimam]

Khazars Tuobas Huns Avars Bulgars are same people call Oghurs

[pompacitokmakci]

Turks ruled Europeans very long time 👊👊👊

[sammyboy]

This is the family ancient history of many who reside in Israel today

[Jejak_Pengangguran]

Ginger Jew like Kyle from South Park lol

[believer]

For anybody who is curious, their descendants are Crimean Tatars, especially the small ethnic group called Karaites. Genetically they are the same with Crimean Tatars and nowadays Khazars can be representes by Crimean Tatars.

[miketaylor]

and if you ask the khazars and khazaria didnt exist.

[henningsommer]

They were not jews, but converts. Not religions jews.

[TheKeksadler]

To me, the Khazars are one of the most fascinating mysteries of the middle ages; for as much we know, there is much more we do not.