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The Khazars were a Central Asian people whose king converted to Judaism in the Middle Ages. There is a legend that he called in representatives of Chrisitanity, Judaism, and Islam, in order to decide which religion to choose for himself and his kingdom. After listening to each of their arguments, he chose Judaism. | The Khazars were a Central Asian people whose king converted to Judaism in the Middle Ages. There is a legend that he called in representatives of Chrisitanity, Judaism, and Islam, in order to decide which religion to choose for himself and his kingdom. After listening to each of their arguments, he chose Judaism. | ||
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Revision as of 15:36, August 18, 2007
The Khazars were a Central Asian people whose king converted to Judaism in the Middle Ages. There is a legend that he called in representatives of Chrisitanity, Judaism, and Islam, in order to decide which religion to choose for himself and his kingdom. After listening to each of their arguments, he chose Judaism.
Some people believe that many of the Ashkenazi Jews of Europe are descendants of the Khazars.