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The People Tax
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The People Tax
This paper describes how for Christians under Ottoman rule, the people involved had to pay a "People tax."
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages) |
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MLA | 2005
Paper Summary:
The paper discusses the People Tax and explains how for Christians under Ottoman rule, this subjection involved having some of their children taken into slavery by the Sultan to be trained for his elite army, the Janissaries.From the Paper:
"People Tax: Like any conquering people who use religion as a justification for their military campaigns, Islamic leaders had to address the question of new citizens who would not convert to the conquering faith. For the Ottoman Empire, expelling or executing all the dissidents was not a viable option because of their predominance in the population. Polytheists, atheists and others like them were converted, killed or taken into slavery and converted by force because they were viewed as a risk of religious contamination."More papers on The People Tax:
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The People Tax (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-The-People-Tax/73543
MLA Citation:
"The People Tax" 15 January 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-The-People-Tax/73543>
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