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I've asked a lot about the Khazars on these boards, and know a bit about their culture, military, and so forth, but I've never gotten an answer to a simple question: What sort of event could cause the Khazars to survive, at least for a little while?

I was thinking that Sviatoslav I of Kiev could suddenly die while assaulting Khazaria, with the Khazars taking advantage of the Kievian weakness to take back their empire.

I also thought that a random event (for example, a Jewish moneylender charging a Christian a bit too much, and causing a mass anti-Semite ruckus) could cause a large number of Jews to immigrate to Khazaria, along with the Rabbis, who help unite the Khazars with their "wisdom".

Anyone have other possible events that could save the Khazar state from destruction?
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