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Hezekiah

Ruler of the Khazars

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About Hezekiah

Hezekiah was a ruler of the Khazars, probably in the mid ninth century CE.

According to the two surviving versions of King Joseph's Reply, he was the son of Obadiah, the descendant of Bulan who brought rabbinical scholars to and built yeshivot in Khazaria, but Obadiah's name was not attested in the possibly more authentic version of the Khazar king list quoted by Judah ben Barzillai in Sefer ha-Ittim, whereas Hezekiah's name was included in all three documents.

Nothing is known about Hezekiah's reign. As with other Bulanid rulers, it is unclear whether Hezekiah was Khagan or Khagan Bek of the Khazars, although the latter is more likely.

Hezekiah was succeeded by his son Menasseh I.

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Hezekiah

· Wikidata: Q5749981

· DBpedia: Hezekiah (Khazar)

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