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08-16-2007, 01:04 PM #1
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Cossacks reply to the Turkish Sultan
In 1676 Turkish Sultan Mehmet IV sent a letter to cossacks of Zaporozhye demanding their capitulation and submission:
As the Sultan; son of Mohammed; brother of the Sun and Moon; grandson and viceroy of God; ruler of the kingdoms of Macedonia, Babylon, Jerusalem, Upper and Lower Egypt; emperor of emperors; sovereign of sovereigns; extraordinary knight, never defeated; steadfast guardian of the tomb of Jesus Christ; trustee chosen by God himself; the hope and comfort of Moslems; confounder and great defender of Christians-I command you, the Zaporozhian Cossacks, to submit to me voluntarily and without any resistance, and to desist from troubling me with your attacks.
(signed) Sultan Mehmet IV
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Reproduction of "Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks". The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
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