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'''Leon II of [[Abkhazia]]''' ({{lang-ka|ლეონ II}}) was [[Kingdom of Abkhazia|King of Abkhazia]], a country in the southern [[Caucasus Mountains]], from 767/68–811/12. He was descended on his father's side from the '''Anchabadze''' royal clan, but was also a grandson of the reigning [[Khagan]] of the [[Khazars]] (possibly [[Bihar (Khazar)|Bihar]] or [[Baghatur (Khazar)|Baghatur]]). Leon recognized the Khazar khagan as his overlord during much of his reign.

== See also ==
*[[Abkhazian Kingdom]]
*[[Divan of the Abkhazian Kings]]

==References==
* Kevin Alan Brook. ''The Jews of Khazaria.'' 2nd ed. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc, 2006.
* [[Peter B. Golden]]. ''Khazar Studies: An Historio-Philological Inquiry into the Origins of the Khazars.'' Budapest: Akademia Kiado, 1980.

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