•The Khazars were a Turkic people who originated in Central Asia. The early Turkic tribes were quite diverse, although it is believed that reddish hair was predominant among them prior to the Mongol conquests.
•In the beginning, the Khazars believed in Tengri shamanism, spoke only Turkic language, and were nomadic. Later, the Khazars adopted Judaism, Islam, and Christianity, learned Hebrew and Slavic, mixed language/dialogue, and became settled in cities and towns throughout the north Caucasus and Ukraine.