The Khazar Empire was destroyed by a Sultan in the middle of the 960s.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
The Khazar state's destruction in the 960s is well documented, but every source names Sviatoslav I, Prince/Grand Prince of Kiev (Kievan Rus'), as the destroyer, not a Sultan. The claim's wrong actor makes it false; the 'Sultan' wording is the post's own, so the extraction is faithful.
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… Well, I think many of your listeners understand already that the Jews that populate the present-day Israel and the Middle East are of usually of Ukrainian or Russian initial citizenship, and they came from the Khazar Empire, was overthrown by destroyed, actually, by Sultan in the middle of the 960s. They had, they were, there were Turkish, Turkish people who had converted to Judaism a few centuries prior to that and were, in fact, a Jewish empire, and they functioned in the same way that Jews everywhere do. …
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Contradicts. Britannica states that in the 10th century the Khazar empire's power was crushed by Svyatoslav of Kiev, and that in 965 Svyatoslav launched the campaign that crushed Khazar power.[1]
Contradicts. Wikipedia and related encyclopedic entries identify Sviatoslav I of Kiev, ruler of Kievan Rus', as the conqueror who destroyed the Khazar state and captured Atil between 965 and 969.[2][3][4]
Supports. Multiple sources date the destruction of the Khazar state to the 960s, with the capital Atil sacked around 965 to 969.[1][5][6]
Context. No source mentions any Sultan destroying the Khazar state. The passage's 'Sultan' is an apparent slip; the same passage later credits 'Kiev' with destroying the system.
Sources
6 sources: 6 not rated
- 1Khazar | Origin, History, Religion, & Factsbritannica.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 2Khazars - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 3Altruistic World Online Librarysurvivorbb.rapeutation.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 4Khazarsdlab.epfl.ch · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 5The Most Prosperous Ancient Nation You've Never Heard Offee.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Editor’s Introduction: The Khazar Khanate Revisitedtandfonline.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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