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| − | The '''Karimi''' were originally a [[Persian Sufi]] class of [[Cuman]] merchants who controlled the trade routes through [[Crimea]] (Persian: Karima) where they interacted with [[Romaniot]] Jews of the [[Karaite]] persuasion. They were known for being [[Karaitizers]]. Their leaders believed they had Israelite ancestry and moved to Lithuania in 1396 where they became known as | + | The '''Karimi''' were originally a [[Persian Sufi]] class of [[Cuman]] merchants who controlled the trade routes through [[Crimea]] (Persian: Karima) where they interacted with [[Romaniot]] Jews of the [[Karaite]] persuasion. They were known for being [[Karaitizers]]. Their leaders believed they had Israelite ancestry and moved to Lithuania in 1396 where they became known first as [[Karaimites]] before finally naming themselves [[Karaims]] after their extinct clerical caste. Some of them descend from the proto-[[Molokan]] [[Keraites]] who arrived in the lands of [[Old Rus']] with [[Batu Khan]]'s [[Tatar invasion]]. |
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Revision as of 06:29, 11 March 2018
The Karimi were originally a Persian Sufi class of Cuman merchants who controlled the trade routes through Crimea (Persian: Karima) where they interacted with Romaniot Jews of the Karaite persuasion. They were known for being Karaitizers. Their leaders believed they had Israelite ancestry and moved to Lithuania in 1396 where they became known first as Karaimites before finally naming themselves Karaims after their extinct clerical caste. Some of them descend from the proto-Molokan Keraites who arrived in the lands of Old Rus' with Batu Khan's Tatar invasion.
