The Khazars
الخزر
The Khazars in al-Baladhuri are the people beyond the Caucasus whose great king bears the title Khaqan; Salman ibn Rabi'a warred on them until slain at Balanjar, and they surged across the Rass in al-Jarrah's day until he met and fell fighting them near Ardabil; when their great king learned the numbers Marwan ibn Muhammad trod into his lands it filled him with dread, and he sent summoning him to Islam or war — Marwan answering 'I accept Islam', whereupon the Khaqan showed forth Islam, Marwan compounding with him confirming his kingdom, and settled a body of them between al-Samur and al-Shabiran in the Lakz plain; and Yazid ibn Asid married into their king's house at al-Mansur's command, the Khaqan's daughter bearing him a son who died while she died in her lying-in.
At a glance
- Era
- The Umayyad Period
- Review
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Connections
- Participated in
- The Death of al-Jarrah at Ardabil· Marwan ibn Muhammad's Expedition through Khazar and Mountain Lands· Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik's Khazar Campaign and the Taking of al-Bab· The Taking of Qaliqala and the Opening of Armenia· The Death of Salman al-Khayl at Balanjar· Bugha's Rebuilding of Shamkur as al-Mutawakkiliyya
People and things also explored
هشام بن عبد الملك· مروان بن محمد بن مروان· Sa'id ibn Amr ibn Aswad al-Harashi· Armenia· Habib ibn Maslama's Circuit of Armenia· Salman al-Khayl's Campaign in Arran and the Caucasus· al-Jarrah ibn Abdallah al-Hakami· Asid ibn Zafir al-Sulami
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “The Khazars”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/group/khazars/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-13.