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The Old Russian name for the Caspian Sea
. Some scholars believe that it refers to Khwarazmians who formed a part of the Khazar army (the Arsiyah
).
Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The sea has a surface area of and a volume of...
. Some scholars believe that it refers to Khwarazmians who formed a part of the Khazar army (the Arsiyah
Arsiyah
Arsiyah, sometimes referred to as al-Arsiyya or As-yah was the name used for a group of Muslim mercenaries in the service of the Khazar Khaganate. Whether the Arsiyah were a single tribe or composed of Muslims from a number of different tribes is unclear...
).