Talk:Khazars

"After Khazaria fell, many nations claimed to have Khazar lineage and Turkic origin. In late 19th century a group of scholars claimed that Ashkenazi Jews in Europe are descended from Khazars. Back then theory politically supported by Nazi German intellectuals to legitimize war crimes and the Holocaust. In modern academia theory rarely finds a mention. and generally associated with antisemitism and anti-Zionism."

This section has poor English. Please rewrite it. 5.20.199.34 (talk) 09:36, 25 May 2025 (UTC)

It isn't just poor English, it is gibberish. No Nazis in the late 19th century. Zero^talk 11:53, 25 May 2025 (UTC)

pretty obvious "back then" refers to the 1900s rather than 19th century. ~2025-39131-17 (talk) 01:34, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

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"Although Khazars were likely a confederation of Turkic-speaking tribes..." There is no dispute about Turkic origin of Khazars. Obscure origin is about how they formed and where they came from. This line has a citation from Britannica and in the link it says:

"Khazar, member of a confederation of Turkic-speaking tribes that in the late 6th century ce established a major commercial empire covering the southeastern section of modern European Russia."

So I think it should be replaced with "Although Khazars were a Turkic-speaking confederation..." ~2025-39823-01 (talk) 17:17, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. The text you propose to replace is not present in the article. Day Creature (talk) 18:54, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

@Day Creature "Although Khazars were likely a confederation of Turkic-speaking tribes..." to "Although Khazars were a Turkic-speaking confederation..."

There is no dispute about Turkic origin of Khazars. Citation of that sentence says:

"Khazar, member of a confederation of Turkic-speaking tribes that in the late 6th century ce established a major commercial empire covering the southeastern section of modern European Russia."

It's a POV pushing. ~2025-39937-58 (talk) 19:17, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

I mean it's now what it says in the source. This is user's own comment. ~2025-39937-58 (talk) 19:20, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

The text "Although Khazars were likely a confederation of Turkic-speaking tribes" is not found anywhere in the article. Day Creature (talk) 19:29, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

"Although they were likely a confederation of different Turkic-speaking peoples," in the summary. ~2025-39937-58 (talk) 19:39, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

Removed "likely." Andre🚐 22:59, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

Thank you. ~2025-39823-01 (talk) 23:53, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

Discrepancy! Arminden (talk) 10:03, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

Many Wikipedias have separate articles for Khazars and their Khaganate. We might consider splitting this article. Викидим (talk) 11:54, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

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Change the lead from "southeastern Russia" (which would be Russia's east near N Korea, China and Japan) to "southwestern Russia" which would then properly link to European Russia. The editor that added the line made an east/west swap mistake.

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I understand the concern. It is reasonable, but I see a potential concern about "southwestern Russia" especially for people who are NOT thinking of modern Russia. The concept of Russia in the era of the Khazars is quite fuzzy, and it is potentially a source of confusion and sensitivity regarding modern Russia (and modern Ukraine). I've made a different tweak which I hope is a suitable solution.--Andrew Lancaster (talk) 14:04, 16 March 2026 (UTC)