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Crimean Khanate Slave Raids

1468 CE – 1769 CE

Three centuries of devastating slave raids by the Crimean Tatars into Eastern Europe, capturing an estimated 2–3 million people for Ottoman slave markets.

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Conflict · Europe

Crimean Khanate Slave Raids

1468 CE – 1769 CE

Three centuries of devastating slave raids by the Crimean Tatars into Eastern Europe, capturing an estimated 2–3 million people for Ottoman slave markets.

Standing in 1468 CE

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