Babaghuq was the title of an elected chieftain who was involved in the governance of a Khazar town, either in place of or in conjunction with a tudun or governor. The name means "father of the city".[1][2]
Babaghuqs are recorded as being involved in city politics in Cherson and Tamatarkha.
References
- ^ Brook, Kevin Alan (2006-09-27). The Jews of Khazaria. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-4422-0302-0.
- ^ "The most prosperous ancient nation you've never heard of" (PDF). Tooele Transcript Bulletin. January 7, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 3, 2021.
Further reading
- Kevin Alan Brook. The Jews of Khazaria. 2nd ed. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc, 2006.
- Omeljan Pritsak. "The Khazar Kingdom's Conversion to Judaism." Harvard Ukrainian Studies 3:2 (Sept. 1978): 278–279.
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