Empire of the Steppes | How the Khazars Ruled the Silk Road and Vanished Without a Trace.DE

James E. McKinney

ISBN 10: 3565313137 / ISBN 13: 9783565313136

Published by epubli, 2026

About this Item

Empire of the Steppes | How the Khazars Ruled the Silk Road and Vanished Without a [.] | James E. McKinney | Taschenbuch | Englisch | epubli | EAN 9783565313136 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Neopubli GmbH (Imprint: epubli), Köpenicker Str. 154a, 10997 Berlin, produktsicherheit[at]epubli[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

Seller Inventory # 134774411

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Empire of the Steppes | How the Khazars Ruled the Silk Road and Vanished Without a Trace.DE
• Publisher: epubli
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3565313137
• ISBN 13: 9783565313136
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 7W x 210H x 297D millimeters 7 millimeters width by 210 millimeters height by 297 millimeters depth
• Weight: 294 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Bücher

About this title

Synopsis

Between the Byzantine Empire and the expanding Islamic Caliphate lay a superpower that history deliberately forgot. The Khazar Khaganate was a massive nomadic empire that controlled the critical arteries of the Silk Road for three centuries. Yet, their most astonishing act was not military conquest, but a mass conversion to Judaism—a strategic geopolitical move that baffled their enemies and ensured their fierce independence in a world divided by two major religions. This book unravels the forgotten history of the Khazars and their incredibly sophisticated system of religious tolerance and supreme taxation. While Western Europe was mired in the Dark Ages, the Khazars built a booming mercantile state where Muslim, Christian, and Pagan merchants operated under the protection of a Jewish elite. It is a story of wealth, espionage, and cultural assimilation on the vast Eurasian steppes. Discover how this formidable empire maintained its grip on global trade, why it ultimately collapsed under the weight of Rus expansion, and how its legacy was systematically erased from the historical record. If you think you know the history of the Middle Ages, this untold saga of the steppe will completely rewrite your understanding of ancient power dynamics.