rise until the ‘katana hides. from type 1): Passing go profzhaya ‘even past the grave of the katana, every carrion’ (prostrate and then and% had to walk forward until the grave completely disappeared from the area?). However, the ‘vagan’ sometimes led the army himself, which happened, as it seems, in extreme circumstances. In this case, he travels in a chariot covered with a silk cover 3), Access to the katana is almost impossible. They could only enter his palace. his henchman, Khakan-beg, and two of the most senior warriors, kender-khakan and chaushar. Everyone fell on their faces and waited for permission to chatter and speak. The only exception was for the mercenary, who, however, came to the katana only barefoot, then healed a piece of wood and sat down next to the kagan only when the piece of wood burned "). Obedience to the power of the katana was limitless. If he needed to be separated from someone, even from the highest dignitaries, then he ordered such a person to take his own life, and he unquestioningly fulfilled the order), Considering the personality of the katana sacred, the Khazars thought that he was a mediator between the people and heaven, and the gods explained his personality in the event of any long-term disasters, the people turned to Khakan-beg and demanded the death of the katana, saying: “This Khakan.” bring us misfortune” 5). In general, Katan could not rule for more than 40 years, since, according to the Khazars, his mind then weakened and his reason was destroyed 7). When the katan died, a palace with 20 rooms was built over the river, a grave was built in each, and a grave was placed in one of them. the tomb of the kagan, during the burying of his heads their heads swelled 3).
'The administration of the state was concentrated in the hands of the namphetnik, the hakan-beg. He commanded and unaccountably transported dflami and vomandval troops. When he got out. hike, 10 above him there was a kind of umbrella, which was carried by the veadnik in front of him. Behind him was Zhal Khakan-beg, followed by troops,
*) R'OZVOK. ez reir1ez di Salasaze, r. 38.
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3) Dorn. Izvfst1ya Tabali. LJ. M.N. Ave., part HOP. department: C, pp. 83-4.
*) 0'Ozzop. [ez rep!ez da Sapsaze, 34, 35 and 36; Grigoriev in “Russia and ASL”, p. 68.
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when ‘without letting go of this umbrella’ 1); The management of individual cities was entrusted to the relatives of the Katana, who, like him, were the yudaizi. We see such rulers in Balanjarv and Semender® 2). In the torods subject to the Khazars, as we saw, there were Khazar garrisons;
Being forced to wage constant war with their neighbors to protect their lands and to carry out their political plans; the Khazars had a well-armed army. In addition to the tvardi wamato’ katana, the government always had 10,000 horsemen at its disposal; equipped with’ banners, armor; spears, bows and sabers °). Part of it consisted of permanent mercenary troops who received salaries from the Khakan Beg. They consisted of Muslims of Khovarezm, called Larii in the Khazars, as well as Russians and Slavs); “Wealthy and well-to-do people, in accordance with the amount” of their property and the strength of their industries, had to supply a certain number of horsemen. This was a state duty 5). ‘camels 6).’Discipline’ in the Khazar aria was very ^ great. Warriors who left the battlefield were subject to the death penalty. 'Khazar generals, in case of fulfilling their purpose. duty, brought to his sovereign, who. in their presence, the members of their family were given everything to anyone, and they themselves were given the death penalty 7). The Hadar troops were very large), which can be explained by the sending of auxiliary detachments from the subordinate lands. Lobycha, led, was getting ready for camp. From there, first choose the web, whatever you like, hack and run; and everything else d=liloe between. warriors 3). The commander of the troops was usually Khakanbeg, but sometimes they were led by the son of Katana; command was also entrusted to the terkhans, the ‘highest’ dignitaries of the state’ 10).
The income of the Khazar government consisted of huge amounts. Thus, from the trade duty e with B I goods, and
1) Izvfst!a Ibn-Dast, Khvolzon, pp. 16, 17 and 19.
*) Garkavi. Muslim sayings. writers, p. 220; Izvstya Tabari, J. M. N. Ave., part KHYP, dept. P, page 94.
3) Garkavi, t, p. 30 Khvolzon, pp. 18-19 and 69; Ipat. lWt., p. 9.
*) Garkavi and Khvolzon, P1Chesh and Gez rear!ez da Samsaze, r. 36.
) O'Ozzop. Tez repr!ez 4i Salsaze, r. 38.