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Armenian church in the Galata district of Istanbul (IMAGE)
The Ottoman Empire’s seeming tolerance of non-Muslim religions was part of a way to manage communities that drew the empire’s suspicions, according to an Osaka Metropolitan University historian.
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Ottoman Empire’s religious ‘tolerance’ another form of control
An Osaka Metropolitan University historian has found that the Ottoman Empire’s seeming religious tolerance stemmed from ...