Hanukkah ben Obadiah
Hanukkah or Chanukkah ben Obadiah was a hypothetical Khazar ruler who probably reigned during the mid to late ninth century CE. Hanukkah was the son of Obadiah and succeeded his nephew Manasseh I to the throne. No contemporary records from his reign survive; however, he is known from the Khazar Correspondence between Hisdai ibn Shaprut and the Khazar king Joseph. As with the other Bulanids, it is unclear whether Hanukkah was a khagan or a khagan bek; however, most modern scholars lean towards the latter possibility. Historical authenticity and accuracy of the only document mentioning his name has been questioned.[1]
Hanukkah was succeeded by his son Isaac.
References[]
- ^ "Jewish nomads, or was the Khazar Khanate a Jewish State?". 19 March 2019.
Sources[]
- . The Jews of Khazaria. 2nd ed. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc, 2006.update
- Douglas M. Dunlop, The History of the Jewish Khazars, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1954.
- Norman Golb and Omeljan Pritsak, Khazarian Hebrew Documents of the Tenth Century. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press, 1982.
Categories:
- Khazar rulers
- Jewish monarchs
- 9th-century rulers in Europe
- 9th-century Jews
- Jewish royalty