Western Civilization I / Unit 14 WC1 1315 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Millets and Dhimmis: Ottoman Tolerance and Its Limits
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The idea
Non-Muslims lived as dhimmis, taxed and uncompelled, organized in millets: the Orthodox patriarch, the chief rabbi and the Armenian patriarch each ran schools and taxes for their community at court. Secondary status, yet vastly better than minorities in Christian Europe, the anchor says.
In practice
Governors dismissed for provoking rebellion.
Where people slip
Attribute the comparison; keep the secondary status.
Your place on the trail
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