Slaves, Money Lenders, and Prisoner Guards
The Jews and the Trade in Slaves and Captives in the Crimean Khanate
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3162050 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mikhail Kizilov (0000-0003-0270-4311, Merton College, Oxford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 189-210 |
| Publication date | 2007-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Jewish Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-2097 • E-ISSN: 2056-6689 |
| Publisher | Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.18647/2730/jjs-2007 |
| OpenAlex | W2316145019 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The Crimea, a peninsula lying in the Northern part of the Black Sea, has been inhabited since ancient times by representatives of various ethnic groups and confessions. Trade in slaves and captives was one of the most important (if not the most important) sources of income of the Crimean Khanate in the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. The role which was played by the Jewish population in this process has still not been properly investigated. Nevertheless, written documents contain frequent references to the involvement of the Jewish population (both Karaite and Rabbanite) in the trade in slaves and prisoners of war carried out by the Crimean Khanate in the sixteenth to seventeenth centuries. Despite their fragmentary character, the sources allow us to attempt to restore a general view of the problem and to come to essential conclusions regarding the role and importance of the Jewish population in the Crimean slave trade
Ancient history · Business · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |