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'''Tzitzak''' (Chichak), was a [[Khazar]] [[princess]], and later, the wife of [[Byzantine]] [[Byzantine emperor|Emperor]] [[Constantine V]]. |
'''Tzitzak''' (Chichak), was a [[Khazar]] [[princess]], and later, the wife of [[Byzantine]] [[Byzantine emperor|Emperor]] [[Constantine V]]. She was the daughter of |
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the [[Khazar]] [[Khagan]] [[Bihar (Khazar)|Bihar]]. |
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In the mid-[[730]]s, the Byzantine emperor [[Leo III]] married his son Constantine to the |
In the mid-[[730]]s, the Byzantine emperor [[Leo III]] married his son Constantine to the Tzitzak as part of the alliance between the two [[empire]]s. Tzitzak became a [[Christian]] under the [[Baptism|baptismal]] name [[Irene]], also the name given to the wife of her and Constantine V's son, Emperor [[Leo IV]] (nicknamed "The Khazar), Empress [[Irene (empress)|Irene]]. |
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The word "Tzitzak" is most likely the [[Hellenic|hellenized]] version of the the [[Turkish languages|Turkish]] word "çiçek", meaning "flower." |
The word "Tzitzak" is most likely the [[Hellenic|hellenized]] version of the the [[Turkish languages|Turkish]] word "çiçek", meaning "flower." |
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Revision as of 13:37, 4 August 2005
Tzitzak (Chichak), was a Khazar princess, and later, the wife of Byzantine Emperor Constantine V. She was the daughter of the Khazar Khagan Bihar.
In the mid-730s, the Byzantine emperor Leo III married his son Constantine to the Tzitzak as part of the alliance between the two empires. Tzitzak became a Christian under the baptismal name Irene, also the name given to the wife of her and Constantine V's son, Emperor Leo IV (nicknamed "The Khazar), Empress Irene.
The word "Tzitzak" is most likely the hellenized version of the the Turkish word "çiçek", meaning "flower."
Tzitzak's wedding gown became famous for having started a new fashion craze in Constantinople for male robes called tzitzakion.