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The Sabirs, Sabars, or Suvars were Turkic-origin nomads who lived in the Kuban region, on the eastern shores of the Black Sea, in the northern Caucasus around the 5th-7th centuries, and who likely came from Western Siberia. They were skilled in warfare, used siege engines, had a large army (including women), and were skilled boat builders. The Sabirs spearheaded raids into Transcaucasia in the late 400s/early 500s, serving as soldiers and mercenaries for both sides during the Byzantine-Sasanian Wars. Their alliance with the Byzantines laid the foundation for the later Khazar-Byzantine alliance.
The Sabirs arrived in the Caucasus after the Huns, making their mark mainly in the South Caucasus. This community originated in Western Siberia. The part that did not migrate remained in place, and the Siberian region later took its name from the Sabirs. Evidence from later periods indicates that this tribe was Turkic, and there are also findings suggesting that they were the ancestors of the Magyars.
