Abstract :
Having earned its independency after Morea insurgonces with the assists of European states to acqure the island. One of the most important of these insurgances was Crete Revolution which lasted three years between 1865-1868. Mahmud Celaleddin Pasha s History of Crete Revolution which is about this revolution, is an important source. Mahmud Celaleddin Pahsa was part of Grand Vizier Ali Pasha s train in order to end the revolution in october 3, 1867. The author who stayed on the island for 5 months, is the witness of the incidents. This case shows us how important are what he wrote. The work has only one known copy consisted of 163 leafs, it infonns us about the wars and negotiations with insurgents, European states strategies in this period, taken measures and military operations and was presented to Sultan Abdulhamid II.
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Crete , revolution , insurgents , Mahmud Celaleddin Pasha , Ali Pasha , Arkadi Steamboat , izzeddin Steamboat , Omer Lutfi Pasha , Huseyin Avni Pasha , military operations , Lasid , Anapolis , Kandiye , Retmo , Russia , France , buccaneer
