9. Karaite Settlement in Medieval Lithuania
Year: 2015

Karaites settled in medieval Lithuania -particularly in Trakai (Troki), where they established a community and began a chronicle of Karaites in the Baltic Region of Eastern Europe. The history of Karaites has already been analysed by many Jewish, Polish, Lithuanian, Russian, American, and other scholars who focused on finding historical truth by establishing some facts. 1 This article examines how the history of this settlement has been passed down through written documents and oral tradition. I