 Due to the outbreak of the First Muslim Civil War and the Arab priorities on other fronts , the Muslims refrained from repeating an attack on the Khazars until the early 8th century . The Khazars , on their part , only launched a few raids into the Transcaucasian principalities that were loosely under Muslim dominion : in 661 / 662 , they launched a raid into Albania but were defeated by the local prince ; in 683 or 685 ( also a time of civil war in the Muslim world ) , a large @-@ scale raid across Transcaucasia was more successful , capturing much booty and many prisoners . 
