Zebulun or Zevulun ben

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was a hypothetical

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ish Turkic ruler of the

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mentioned in the

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but not mentioned in

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's Khazar king list in ''Sefer ha-Ittim''. He probably reigned in the late ninth century CE. Little is known about Zebulun's reign. As with other Bulanid rulers, it is unclear whether he was

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of the Khazars, although the latter is more likely. Historical authenticity and accuracy of the only document mentioning his name has been questioned.

References

Sources

*Kevin Alan Brook. ''The Jews of Khazaria.'' 3rd ed. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2018. * Douglas M. Dunlop, ''The History of the Jewish Khazars,'' Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1954. *

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and

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, ''Khazarian Hebrew Documents of the Tenth Century.'' Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press, 1982. {{Khazaria Khazar rulers Jewish monarchs 9th-century monarchs in Europe Jewish royalty