abstract: From its emergence in the 7th century until its fall in 965, the Khazar Khaganate played a decisive role among the tribes and peoples settled in Eastern Europe.e Pax Khazarica contributed to the stabilization of ethnic and political relations in the region, which in turn gave the khaganate a high status in contacts with the Byzantine Empire and the Abbasid Caliphate.e Khazars bene ted from the favorable geographic location and the bene ts they gained from participating in long-distance trade.Wit
journal: Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia Historica/Res Gestae