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Map of the Caucasus, 740 CE
Constantine Plakidas · CC BY-SA 4.0
Conflict Middle East

Khazar-Arab Wars

642 CE – 799 CE · 157 years

The Khazars blocked Arab expansion into the Caucasus and Eastern Europe for over a century, acting as a crucial buffer that may have changed the course of European history.

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Arab–Khazar wars on Wikipedia.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Khazar Khaganate
  • Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates

Key moments

Defining events in the Khazar-Arab Wars.

  1. 642 AD Battle of Balanjar
  2. 730 AD Battle of Marj Ardabil
  3. 737 AD Battle of the Volga

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