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From: "Leon Stevens" <>
Subject: RE: Tartars in Lithuanian Nobility
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 12:27:01 -0400

> His Tatar people were given Jewish brides <

It's not impossible that some Tatars took Jewish brides but most
definitely did not. Dziadulewicz specifically describes the ancestors
of Tatars whose names were included in subsequent surnames. The
necessity of peasants to farm successfully, served as a strong
motivating factor for Tatars to convert to Christianity. The majority
of converts has no detectable Asian physical features due to
intermarriage with Slavs or Balts. Today some with obvious Tatar
surnames are surprised to learn that they are of Tatar descent. A few
initially refuse to accept it, owing to a lack of Asian features. Those
who chose to remain Muslim usually retain Asian features, because they
tended to marry only Tatars.

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