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Women at War

By PAULA BROADWELL

Published: October 20, 2009

 

They often are welcomed into village homes while dressed in military drab and headscarves. Afghans purportedly view these American women as a โ€œthird genderโ€ โ€” female marines are extended the respect shown to men, but granted the access reserved for women.

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The Khazars were one of the most important Turkic peoples in European history, dominating vast areas of southeastern Europe and the western reaches of the Central Asian steppes from the 4th to the 11th centuries AD. They were also unique in that their aristocratic and military elites converted to Judaism, creating what would be territorially the largest Jewish-ruled state in world history. They became significant allies of the Byzantine Empire, blocking the advance of Islam north of the Caucasus Mountains for several hundred years.

They also achieved a remarkable level of metal-working technology, and their military elite wore forms of iron plate armor that would not be seen in Western Europe until the 14th century. The Khazar state provided the foundations upon which medieval Russia and modern Ukraine were built.