Shamshir: Turkish or Syrian?

Andrew · 23rd March 2006, 01:54 PM

Mark Carter already posted on this thread. Hopefully he'll come back and jump in.

eftihis · 23rd March 2006, 02:12 PM

Hi, just to tell that almost all of Cretans that were converted to Islam after the conguest of Crete by the Ottomans in 1670 were named Abdullah. It is a name that was given to new converts. So in the turkish religious court papers we can read Abdullah, son of George and Maria etc...

23rd March 2006, 01:54 PM	#1
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	Mark Carter already posted on this thread. Hopefully he'll come back and jump in.

23rd March 2006, 02:12 PM	#2
eftihis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chania Crete Greece Posts: 512	Hi, just to tell that almost all of Cretans that were converted to Islam after the conguest of Crete by the Ottomans in 1670 were named Abdullah. It is a name that was given to new converts. So in the turkish religious court papers we can read Abdullah, son of George and Maria etc...