Babaghuq

Babaghuq

"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".

Babaghuqs are recorded as being involved in city politics in Cherson and Tamatarkha.

Resources

*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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