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Boareks (also referred to in sources as Voa or Boa) was the leader of the Sabir Turks. According to the historian Malalas, Boareks took over rule after the death of her husband Balaq (also called Vlach). According to sources, she had two young sons. Byzantine historians referred to her as "Regina". The exact meaning of Boareks' name is unknown.[1][2]
The Sabirs were a confederation made up of multiple tribes and clans.[2] They spread into the Caucasus between 503–578 AD and ruled there.[2] The Sabirs occupied a buffer position between the Byzantine Empire to the west and the Sasanian Empire to the east. Boareks chose to ally with the Byzantines during her rule.
Malalas described Boareks as follows: "the queen of the Sabirs, a foreing woman; good in quanity (in terms of her subjects and army) and clever."[1]
Alliance with the Byzantine Empire and struggle against Sasanian supporters
[edit]The Byzantine Emperor Justinian the Great (r. 527–565) sent Boareks pearls, silver plates, golds and other valuable gifts, and also proposed an alliance. Boareks accepted the offer and made peace with Byzantium. She commanded a population of about 100,000 and a large army (roughly 20,000)[3], which made her critically important to Byzantium. However, not all the Hunnic chiefs accepted this alliance. Two Hunnic chiefs, Styrax and Glon, who sided with the Sasanian Shah Kavad I (r. 488–531), gathered an army of 20,000 to attack Byzantine territory and attempted to invade around 528 AD.[1][3][4]
Boareks intercepted them with her army, and a battle took place. Boareks won the battle and destroyed the enemy army; as a result, Glon was killed and Styrax was captured. Boareks had Styrax put in chains and sent to Constantinople, where he was hanged and executed near the Church of St. Conon, located in the Blachernae on the bank of the Golden Horn.[1][4][5]
Notes
[edit]Women in Sabir society were quite active. The historian Procopius noted that women were among the Sabir soldiers killed during raids on Byzantium, and on this basis traced the origin of the Amazons to the Sabirs.[3]
However, after Boareks' death, the Sabirs gradually weakened and were effectively removed from the historical stage after suffering a major defeat by the Avars in 568.[2]
External Links
[edit]http://www.yeraltitarih.com/2014/04/sabar-hazar-kaganligi-2012.html?m=1 to view a map of the Sabirs.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Matthew Spinka; Glanville Downey; Malalas. The Chronicle of John Malalas Books VIII-XVIII. pp. 138–139.
- ^ a b c d Golden, Peter (2011-01-01). Studies on the Peoples and Cultures of the Eurasian Steppes. p. 147. ISBN 978-973-27-2152-0.
- ^ a b c Golden, Peter (2011-01-01). Studies on the Peoples and Cultures of the Eurasian Steppes. p. 91. ISBN 978-973-27-2152-0.
- ^ a b "Theophanes the Confessor,Chronography". catholiclibrary.org. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- ^ Martindale, J. R.; Jones, Arnold Hugh Martin (1992-10-15). The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire 2 Part Set: Volume 3, AD 527-641. Cambridge University Press. p. 1346. ISBN 978-0-521-20160-5.