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Pope Gregory II excommunicates Leo III.
The Khazars, an Eastern European people with Turkish roots, defeat an Arab army at the three-day Battle of Ardabil and then conquer Azerbaijan, Armenia, and northern Iraq. Their military presence helps block the spread of Islam into the Caucasus Mountain region. Khazar rulers, and many of their people, convert to Judaism, possibly in an effort to avoid being subjugated or dominated by their Muslim and Christian neighbors.
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