Chios massacre

When

Apr 1822 – Aug 1822

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

20,000

Coordinates

38.36° N, 26.06° E

Description

Slaughter of tens of thousands of Greeks on the island of Chios by Ottoman troops during the Greek War of Independence in 1822

1822 killing and enslavement of Greek people by Ottoman troops

The Chios massacre was a catastrophe that resulted in the death, enslavement, and flight of about four-fifths of the total population of Greeks on the island of Chios by Ottoman troops during the Greek War of Independence in 1822. It is estimated that up to 100,000 people were killed or enslaved during the massacre, while up to 20,000 escaped as refugees.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Greek War of Independence – Chios massacre: 20,000 Greeks on the island of Chios are slaughtered by Ottoman troops, and 23,000 more are exiled”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Guerre d'indépendance grecque : massacre de Chios”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “произошла Хиосская резня, одна из самых драматичных страниц греческой истории”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page