Archivum Eurasiae Medii Aevi 12 (2002-2003)

The focus of Archivum Eurasiae Medii Aevi is on the political, social, economic and linguistic history of the peoples of the Eurasian steppes and adjoining regions from late antiquity to the Mongol Empire and its successor states. Among its primary concerns are questions regarding the Iranian steppe peoples, the Huns, the Oghur and Bulghar Turkic peoples, the Sabirs, the Avars, the Khazars and other peoples of the Türk Empire, the Hungarians, Pechenegs, Cumans and peoples of the Mongol Empire. The periodical will also touch on many points in the history of the Slavic world, Crimea, Byzantium, Iran, the Caucasus, the lands of Islam and the peoples of Central and Northern Europe, as well as elucidate various questions of Turkic and steppe history.Aus dem Inhalt/From the contents:- S. Divitciouglu: The Mystery of the Az People (VIII Century)- P. B. Golden: Khazar Turkic Ghulams in Caliphal Service: Onomastic Notes- M. Kizilov: The Arrival of The Karaites (Karaims) to Poland and Lithuania- R. K. Koovalev: The Mint of al-Shash: The Vehicle for the Origins and Continuation of Trade Relations Between Viking-Age Northern Europe and Samanid Central Asia- D. Shapira: Yitshaq Sangari, Sangarit, Bezalel Stern, and Avraham Firkowicz: Notes on Two Forged Inscriptions