Ebook {Epub PDF} The Thirteenth Tribe: The Khazar Empire and its Heritage by Arthur Koestler

The Khazar Turks, the subject of Koestler’s book “The Thirteenth Tribe”, established their empire in the 6th century in an area encompassing the North Caspian, Crimea, Ukraine, and Southern Russia; and collected tribute from more than 30 nations/5. by Arthur Koestler. THE KHAZAR EMPIRE AND ITS HERITAGE. This book traces the history of the ancient Khazar Empire, a major but almost forgotten power in Eastern Europe, which in the Dark Ages became converted to Judaism. Khazaria was finally wiped out by the forces of Genghis Khan, but evidence indicates that the Khazars themselves migrated to Poland and formed the cradle of Western . The Thirteenth Tribe is a ground breaking work of great importance, if only because it has shaped the way that people think about The Jews. It is based on the theory that European Jews, Ashkenazi Jews from Europe, are not descendants of Abraham but rather are the remnants of a tribe, the Khazars, that converted to Judaism in the Eighth Century/5(65).

Koestler's hypothesis is that the Khazars - who converted to Judaism in the 8th century - migrated westwards into current Eastern Europe (primarily Ukraine, Poland, Belarus, Lithuania, Hungary and Germany) in the 12th and 13th centuries when the Khazar Empire was collapsing. Arthur Koestler. The thirteenth tribe. The collapse of the Khazar Empire and its Heritage. Trans. from English. Kabalkina AY - SPb.: Publishing Group "Eurasia", - p. Arthur Koestler found an original response to the ideology of anti-Semitism. According to him opinion, the fall of the Khazar khanate spawned several waves of migration. Map of the Khazar Empire. The Lord's Prayer in the Khazar language FORWARD (The Khazar Empire and its Heritage) PART ONE: RISE AND FALL OF THE KHAZARS. I - RISE. II - CONVERSION. III - DECLINE. IV - FALL. PART II - THE HERITAGE. V - EXODUS. VI - WHERE FROM? VII - CROSS-CURRENTS. VIII - RACE AND MYTH.

Koestler's hypothesis is that the Khazars - who converted to Judaism in the 8th century - migrated westwards into current Eastern Europe (primarily Ukraine, Poland, Belarus, Lithuania, Hungary and Germany) in the 12th and 13th centuries when the Khazar Empire was collapsing. As expected, The Thirteenth Tribe caused a stir when published in , since it demolishes ancient racial and ethnic dogmas At the height of the controversy in , the lifeless bodies of Arthur Koestler and his wife were found in their London home. by Arthur Koestler. THE KHAZAR EMPIRE AND ITS HERITAGE. This book traces the history of the ancient Khazar Empire, a major but almost forgotten power in Eastern Europe, which in the Dark Ages became converted to Judaism. Khazaria was finally wiped out by the forces of Genghis Khan, but evidence indicates that the Khazars themselves migrated to Poland and formed the cradle of Western Jewry.