Babaghuq

Babaghuq was the title of an elected chieftain who was involved in the governance of a Khazar town, either in place of or in conjunction with a tudun or governor. The name means "father of the city".{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hEuIveNl9kcC&pg=PA54&dq=Babaghuq#q=Babaghuq|title=The Jews of Khazaria|last=Brook|first=Kevin Alan|date=2006-09-27|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers|isbn=978-1-4422-0302-0|location=|pages=54|language=en}}{{cite web | title=The most prosperous ancient nation you’ve never heard of | website=Tooele Transcript Bulletin | date=January 7, 2021 | url=http://tooeleonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1-7-21-Transcript-Bulletin.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103010100/http://tooeleonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1-7-21-Transcript-Bulletin.pdf | archive-date=November 3, 2021 | url-status=live }}

Babaghuqs are recorded as being involved in city politics in Cherson and Tamatarkha.