Case Study Circassian Migration FV - EUROCLIO
Case Study Circassian Migration FV - EUROCLIO
Case Study Circassian Migration FV - EUROCLIO
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Why did so many <strong>Circassian</strong>s go to the Ottoman<br />
Empire?<br />
Deputatıon of Cırcassıan chıefs to the Sultan, 1856<br />
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It is not surprising that <strong>Circassian</strong>s,<br />
as Muslims, were drawn to the<br />
Ottoman Empire. Only a relatively<br />
small number agreed to exile in<br />
Russia. For <strong>Circassian</strong>s the Sultan of<br />
the Ottoman Empire was not only<br />
the secular ruler of the Empire but<br />
also the Caliph, the direct successor<br />
of the Prophet Mohammed.<br />
Another pull factor was that the<br />
Caliph’s mother was <strong>Circassian</strong> and<br />
many <strong>Circassian</strong>s already held<br />
important positions in the Palace<br />
administration.
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