The Cäğfär Taríxı (often mistakely spelled as Djagfar tarikhy ; pronounced ʓæɣfær` tʌrɯɪxɯ` "jagh-far tar-rikh-ee" Cyrillic: Җәгъфәр тарихы; Tatar for History of Cäğfär (Ja'far)) is a controversial text purporting to be a compilation of early historical material on the Bulgars, Khazars and other Eurasian nomads. According to its advocates, the Cäğfär Taríxı was written in its present form in the late 17th century in Tatarstan. It refers to numerous persons and historical events unattested to in other sources; for example, it makes references to mid 7th century Khazar rulers named Khalga and Kaban, who do not appear in the account of al-Tabari, in the Schechter Letter, in the Khazar Correspondence, or any other extant document. The Tatar language (Tatar tele, Tatarça, Татар теле, Татарча) is a Turkic language spoken by the Tatars. ... Bulgar warriors slaughter Byzantines, from the Menology of Basil II, 10th century. ... The Khazars (Hebrew Kuzari כוזרי Kuzarim כוזרים; Turkish Hazar Hazarlar; Russian Хазары; Tatar sing Xäzär Xäzärlär; Crimean Tatar: ; Greek Χαζάροι/Χάζαροι; Arabic خزر; Persianخزر ; Latin Gazari or Cosri) were a semi-nomadic Turkic people from Central Asia, many of whom converted to Judaism. ... Eurasia African-Eurasian aspect of Earth Eurasia is the Earths largest landmass covering about 21215121321km² compared with the Americas (approximately 42,000,000 km²), Africa (approximately 30,000,000 km²), and Antarctica (approximately 13,000,000 km²). Eurasia comprises the traditional continents of Europe and Asia. ... Communities of nomadic people move from place to place, rather than settling down in one location. ... Republic of Tatarstan (Russian: ; Tatar: ) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... The Khazars were a Turkic semi-nomadic people from Central Asia who adopted Judaism. ... Kaban may refer to one of the following: Kaban BV, a company that trades between Europe and Asia Kaban, a Khazar ruler An Israeli military psychologist (see Profile 21) In Russian, a wild boar Qaban, lake in Kazan. ... Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Jarir at-Tabari (Arabic الطبري, AD 838-AD 923), was an author from Persia. ... Also called the Cambridge Document, the Schechter Letter was discovered in the genizah of a Cairo synagogue by Solomon Schechter. ... An exchange of letters in the 950s or 960s between Hasdai ibn Shaprut, foreign secretary to the Caliph of Cordoba, and Joseph, King of the Khazars. ...

The majority of scholars view the work as a mixture of factual data and outright fabrications. Its critics claim that it is a forgery created in order to promote the notion that the Volga Tatars were an ancient, autochthonous ethnic group quite distinct from the Crimean Tatars and other groups of Tatar. Some also speculate that it was written either by or at the request of the NKVD.^{[citation needed]} Forgery is the process of making or adapting objects or documents (see false document), with the intention to deceive. ... Tatars (Tatar: Tatarlar/Татарлар) is a collective name applied to the Turkic people of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. ... The Crimean Tatars (sg. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

References

• Text of the Tarixi