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Arab–Khazar wars, an Uncommon card
The Arab–Khazar wars were a series of conflicts fought between the Khazar Khaganate and successive Arab caliphates in the Caucasus region from c. 642 to 799 CE.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 83
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 183
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 23,000
Power 183 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
Arab–Khazar wars quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Arab–Khazar wars card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Smaller native ______ were also involved in the conflict as vassals of the two empires.
Answer
principalities. Smaller native principalities were also involved in the conflict as vassals of the two empires. From the Arab–Khazar wars article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Alodia. Alodia 47,000 · Zhang Heng 37,000 · Arab–Khazar wars 23,000 · Polaris 17,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Smaller native principalities were also involved in the conflict as vassals of the two empires.
- Historians usually distinguish two major periods of conflict, the First Arab–Khazar War and Second Arab–Khazar War, the wars also involved sporadic raids and isolated clashes from the mid-seventh century to the end of the eighth century.
- The wars were a result of attempts by the nascent Rashidun Caliphate to secure control of the South Caucasus and North Caucasus, where the Khazars were already established since the late 6th century.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Arab–Khazar wars article was read about 23,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 83 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Arab–Khazar wars (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Constantine Plakidas, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
