Byzantium and the Steppes in the 8th to 9th centuries: Bulgars, Khazars and Uyghurs

In this presentation, Johannes Preiser-Kapeller provides an overview of the relations between the Roman/Byzantine Empire and the Steppes within the framework of the general dynamics in the Eurasian steppe region in the 8th to 9th centuries CE, including religious conversion among the Uyghurs, Khazars and Bulgars. Slides of the presentation for download: Further information on research of the relations between Byzantium and the Steppes at the Institute for Medieval Research/Division of Byzantine Research of the Austrian Academy of Sciences: