Khazar town near Constantinople

Khazar town near Constantinople (на ПРОЗА.РУ)

It is known that the relations of the Khazaria with Byzantium were not limited only to embassies, trade relations, or joint military operations in the Transcaucasian direction.

Many khazars stayed in Constantinople for a long time as a result of trade affairs. For them, the decision of the Emperor was allocated a separate suburb, which Theophanes called the Khazar town.

Near this satellite city of Constantinople stood the church of St. Ilia, where prayed the russians who came to Constantinople on their business. So according the russian chronicle.

There were many khazars in the service of the Byzantine army. They were part of the third Etheria. These hired warriors were also quartered in the Khazar town.

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