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| Part of the Crimean Campaign (1667) | |
| Location | Kaffa, Crimea |
| Date | October 1667 |
| Target | Crimean Tatars |
| Attack type | Massacre, slavery, looting |
| Victims | 3,500
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| Perpetrators |  Zaporozhian Cossacks, Ivan Sirko |
| Motive | Tatarophobia, Islamophobia |
The Kaffa massacre or Sack of Kaffa took place during the Crimean campaign in October 1667, after Cossack capture of Kaffa and subsequent sacking of it, during which 3,500 Tatar civilians fell victim to the Cossacks.
Background
Cossacks often took part in raids and campaigns against the Ottoman Empire, Crimean Khanate and Nogai Horde, with the desire to acquire loot, captives and deterring the Tatar raids. Zaporozhian Cossacks were the most active in their raids and campaigns into Crimea in the 1660s and 1670s under command of Ivan Sirko. Italian Dominican missionary d’Ascoli noted the brutality of Cossack activities, descripting the process of Cossacks capturing cities, which was accompanied by looting, massacres and enslavement of the population. One of such campaigns was the Crimean campaign in October 1667, which was accompanied by Cossack looting and massacres of Tatar settlements.
Massacre
Before Ivan Sirko launched his campaign, he made a speech to Cossacks, in which he talked about taking revenge on Tatars for their attacks and his negative sentiment towards Tatars. Sirko's doctrine was described as "staunchly anti-Muslim".
When the campaign begun, he ravaged through eastern Crimea with his 2,000 Cossacks and reached Kaffa city, where Crimean lord Shirin Bey lived. Shirin Bey was unable to prevent Cossacks from capturing the city and Tatar troops were unable to put up a sufficient resistance, suffering heavy losses.
After Cossacks captured Kaffa, they plundered the city, taking property, herd and other possessions with them. Cossacks massacred 2,000 Tatar civilians, reportedly "cut everyone down". Cossacks took 1,500 Tatar women and children with them as captives, among which were Shirin Bey's 7-year-old son and mother.
Aftermath
Crimea was severely plundered by Cossacks, with northern Crimea suffering the most. Cossacks took part in the same brutal actions in other Tatar settlements, before returning to the Sich with loot and captives.
References
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- "Kish otaman Ivan Sirko". en.pavlusenkoart.com.ua. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- Dmytro Doroshenko (1939). History of the Ukraine. University of Michigan: Institute Press. p. 303.