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Georgius TzulGeorgius Tzul was a Khazar warlord against whom the Byzantine Empire and the Kievan Rus states launched a joint expedition in 1016. He appears only in the account of the Byzantine court historian Kedrenos, who places him at Kerch and calls him "khagan" (the title of the Khazar emperors). Kedrenos states that he was captured by the expeditionary force but does not relate his ultimate fate. Inscriptions and other references exist referring to a Tzul or Tsal clan in Crimea during this period; presumably he was a member although the relationship of that family to the original ruling dynasty of Khazaria is unknown. Almost nothing else about him, including the extent of his holdings, is known. It is worth noting that Byzantine campaigns occurred roughly during this period against the Georgians and Bulgars, suggesting a concerted effort to re-establish Byzantine dominance in the Black Sea region.
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