• azuth@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    Yes, no slavery, no forced conversions, no children abductions, no massacres.

    People of the Balkans were crazy for hating the Ottoman empire.

    • PugJesus@piefed.socialOPM
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      3 days ago

      Didn’t say it was a just religious empire, only that Jews and Christians were allowed, with a little asterisk for good measure.

    • NostraDavid@programming.dev
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      3 days ago

      People of the Balkans were crazy for hating the Ottoman empire.

      Almost like people want sovereignty, be self-governing and all that jazz.