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Khazars Rise Rise the The WHO, OR WHAT, ARE THE KHAZARS? WHO, OR WHAT, ARE culture they were an easy prey for the astute Khazars, who unlike other pagan races were a highly organised trading power able to TH E KHAZARS? employ sophisticated commercial techniques. The Khazars did not fit into any known religious dogma and To find out, a great deal of research is necessary, which in this were not perceived as posing a threat to Western interests. Indeed, case can be a difficult task due to the small number of books avail- trade flourished between the two cultures, however Christians, able. It seems a deliberate attempt over the centuries has been Jews and Muslims sought to convert the Khazars to their respec- made to eliminate all traces of this once great trading empire, _ tive faiths. Both Arabs and Christian powers saw the Khazar which was situated on the eastern confines of Europe between the | Empire as a jewel to be coveted and possessed, but neither had the Caucasus and the Volga, and on the major trade route between _ ability to conquer it. Over the centuries there were many attempts China and Europe, commonly referred to as the "Silk Trade from both sides and also there were many warlike nomadic tribes Route". who caused considerable devastation to the smooth running of the I say once great trading nation as a reference to what they were, _ trading process. The Khazars of course were well aware of the as a nation they no longer exist, but as a people they are well and — competition for their conversion to one of the established faiths thriving and the most influential and powerful body on Earth..... and gave a lot of thought regarding the best course of action to This is their story in brief! take. The strategic position of the Khazar empire on the Silk Trade The Khazars were ruled superficially by a king who was referred Route was a very important factor in establishing and consolidat- to as Khagan. He was chosen more or less at random by the real ing their influence not only in the powers of the land who are difficult to Asia Minor region but throughout the name, but were magicians and high civilised world at that time - circa 7th | t seems a d e l i ) era te ranking merchants who operated as Century to 13th Century AD. All the h an occult sect. leaders of the major powers from a t t em pt over t e Part of the Khazar culture practised time to time had dealings with the cen t ur i es h as b een by the people was to exchange identi- Khazar Empire, which were impor- ty with complete strangers. Usually tant not only for trading reasons but ma d e to e | i m i na t ea | | this happened when travellers met on because the Empire was a bulwark to their journeys - they would camp for the advance of the Arab conquests t races o f t h i s once the night and exchange stories about into Eastern Europe. Not only were . . their families, business affairs and so the Khazars masters of trade and g re at t fa d in g em p re... on; often the outcome would be the commerce, they were also a highly complete exchange of identity, so that organised military force and fero- for the rest of their lives they would cious fighters well able to defend their territories. Thus they have a different family and way of life. became natural allies of the European powers against the Arab The foregoing is a significant feature of their culture and enables nations who were intent on spreading the Muslim faith. These — the student to comprehend how the Khazars seemingly disap- friendly contacts of the West became the Khazar's major commer- _ peared and yet imparted an everlasting influence on the World's cial resource which they expertly utilised and manipulated politi- _ future. cally to suit their purposes. There is nothing unusual in that as this TH EIR PLAN is the norm for any nation to develop and protect itself, except that the Khazars were no ordinary race of people and their plans and This is how they planned it. Tired of the continuous wars and objectives went far beyond the conceptual thinking of any nation __ border skirmishes which threatened the stability of their Empire, of that time or since. and the trade which had brought them power and influence with This is how they planned it. Tired of the continuous wars and border skirmishes which threatened the stability of their Empire, and the trade which had brought them power and influence with other nations, the rulers conceived an imaginative and bold plan which was to be carried out in the utmost secrecy if it was to suc- ceed. Moreover the secrecy had to be maintained forever or until such time as the power it was to bring them was unquestionable. The first stage of their plan was to arrange "a polemic", a meet- ing between the leading philosophers of the three major religions of the region - Muslim, Christian and Jewish. Invitations were sent for the respective representatives to come before the Khagan in three year's time in order that they could prepare and also learn the language and customs of the Khazar culture. The purpose of the meeting was to debate the merits of the respective religious beliefs and practice so that the Khagan could choose which of them would To further understand the aims of the Khazars, it is necessary to have a feel of their culture, which in many aspects was unique and akin to Shamanism. The spiritual world was to them an integral part of each of their lives, not embodied in a religion as is the case in all other non pagan civilisations but a personal living experience which influenced their daily thoughts and actions. It seems what made them unique was that to the western civilisations the Khazars were a power to be reckoned with despite being in their estimation pagans and therefore inferior. Unable to understand the Khazar NEXUS - 17 THEIR PLAN THEIR CULTURE MAY/JUNE 1991 - YEAR BOOK