Turkish fleet captures island of Chios and massacres Christian inhabitants

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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A Turkish fleet captures the Greek island of Chios, where they massacre the Christian inhabitants or sell them as slaves.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Turkish fleet captures island of Chios and massacres Christian inhabitants". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=17820, accessed 28 March 2024.]

17820 Turkish fleet captures island of Chios and massacres Christian inhabitants 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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