Chapter 138: One Stone, Three Birds, First Bird (Two in One)

As the performance came to an end, the first day of the wedding banquet came to an end.

It will be held at Belem Palace for six consecutive days, but Emperor Sai will definitely not go, he still has to do business.

It was already midnight, and the guests were leaving Belem Palace one after another. After seeing off several big shots, Paul immediately led the royal carriage to the palace gate.

"Your Majesty, this way."

Paul looked at the two people behind him with a look of shame. Before the Grand Mufti left, the two people were already as close as one person.

Fortunately, this only took a minute or two. Soon, Paul led the two of them into the carriage.

Not long after, the carriage had returned to Topkapi Palace, and Emperor Seth and Anna immediately returned to the palace.

Across the sea, there was only a little bit of light left in the Aya Sophia Mosque. The crescent moon gradually disappeared into the clouds. Anna closed the curtains and the room fell into darkness.

The night was very long. Gradually, the new moon left the clouds and penetrated into the clouds again. Between the penetration and withdrawal, many stars scattered, and the shimmering light combined to form waves of erupting blue waves.

Time passes slowly, the sun gradually rises in the sky, the clouds are stained with red, and the new moon seems to be weak. After the last blue wave surges, the sun disperses the clouds and the new moon at the same time.

The panting and moaning that had been lingering in the Sultan's palace suddenly stopped. The maids waiting outside the palace were finally able to relax a little. They suddenly collapsed on the ground, with sporadic water stains on the blankets.

"Well, Your Majesty, don't make trouble."

Anna, who was still asleep, slapped Selim's mischievous hand away, making Sultan a little embarrassed.

The Sultan walked to the window, opened the curtains, and the sun shone into the room, immediately brightening the dark room. Emperor Sai looked around, looked silently for a while, and then looked away.

I have to say that the fighting was too fierce last night.

It is comparable to when Mehmet II conquered Constantinople.

Our army first blocked the Bosporus and cut off the enemy's retreat.

Then lay logs, add lubricating oil, and sail directly on dry land, preparing for a simultaneous attack on land and water.

Then the Urban cannon faced off against the Theodosian city wall, tearing down the opposing city defense.

The two armies fought fiercely for a long time, and both sides suffered heavy losses. In the end, the great Ottoman Sultan defeated the enemy through a small door.

Simply the greatest conquest in history.

As for the messy room, Emperor Sai pretended not to see it. In order to defeat the enemy, this was a necessary payment.

After wandering for a while, Emperor Sai immediately called the maid outside to come in and clean up. As for the Sultan himself, he returned to the bed and fell asleep again.

You ask why, and you are right to ask. The Sultan is not only a believer in Allah, but also a believer in Huilung Jaw.

Selim and Anna lay down to sleep, but Ludovica, who came in to clean up, couldn't sleep.

“Why are there so many places?”

The girl's cheeks turned red and she muttered in a voice that only she could hear.

"What's this?"

The girl suddenly felt a sticky feeling on her palms. She was a little confused because she was obviously wearing gloves.

The girl took a closer look and saw that the glove had been torn at some point.

"These two are too careless."

The girl was imagining the scene of the Sultan and His Highness Anna, and she was a little stunned.

Emperor Sai, who had just fallen asleep at this time, was gradually awakened by the increasingly loud noise. He rubbed his eyes. The scene in front of him was unforgettable. He immediately understood that this little girl must have taken too much hallucinogens.

The Sultan immediately called the maids outside and asked them to deal with it, and at the same time moved Anna to another room.

After twisting his aching body, Emperor Sai left the Topkapi Palace immediately. He had to talk to his confidants about something.

In the small manor, Isaac Pasha, Yusuf Pasha, Haji Pasha and Muhammad-Ali Pasha had already arrived.

As for why Selim didn't look for someone else, it was because this matter was not a glorious thing. As early as the promulgation of the "Imperial Edict" in January, after arranging for Muhammad Ali Pasha to go to Syria, he had an idea .

The Kurds who have been entrenched in southeastern Anatolia must be dealt with. The "Imperial Edict" in January actually has little influence on this group of people, because in the history of the Ottoman Empire, this group of people has always been semi-autonomous. state.

They have good relations with many people in the empire, so the meeting must not be expanded.

"Your Majesty, what do you think? The Kurds are not easy to deal with."

Yusuf Pasha had not yet resigned as Grand Vizier at this time, so naturally he was the first to speak.

They were originally remnants of historical problems, which were also related to the empire's old rival, the Safavid dynasty.

In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the Safavid dynasty and the empire fought against each other;

First of all, most Kurdish Muslims are Sunni and have a natural affinity with the Ottoman Empire, which also believes in Sunnis, and are willing to support the Ottoman Empire against the Shia Safavid Persians.

Secondly, the empire had strong economic and military power.

In 1514, the empire completely defeated the Persians at the Battle of Chaldiran, and from then on most of the Kurds became imperial subjects.

Of course, the Imperial Empire's rule over the Kurdish region was more tolerant and liberal than that of the Safavid Padi Shah.

But this tolerance is not without consequences. "

Yusuf was still talking.

Emperor Sai had already begun to complain in his heart.

"So this is the work of our ancestor, the Sultan Selim I the Grim, who has the same name as this emperor."

Yusuf said.

"Your ancestor, the Grim, the great Sultan Selim I, adopted the advice of Hakim Idris, a high-ranking official in Bitiris and a Kurd.

The advantage is that the empire built a solid barrier to stop the Persians on the eastern border.

In 1639, Sultan Murad IV and Padishah Abbas II of Safavid Persia signed an agreement to divide the border between the two countries, and the border line crossed the northern Kurdish region.

The agreement marked the Persians' recognition of the Ottoman Empire's rule over most of the Kurdish region. The agreement remained in effect until the 19th century.

The disadvantage is that the empire established 16 autonomous Kurdish principalities in the area."

Ishak Pasha said immediately.

"But this move inadvertently created a system of local autonomy.

Under this system, the Kurdish Emir Principalities have a government structure similar to that of the central government of the empire, maintain administrative independence, and have the right to retain most of the taxes.

Although they must provide part of the army for the Sultan.

What is even more intolerable is that these principalities also have judicial power and can appoint kadi (judges), and these emirs have the final say.

The imperial government did not think about dealing with these Kurds, but the reason why the high gates finally tolerated the semi-independent status of these Kurdish principalities was actually out of helplessness.

These principalities are located in the eastern border areas of the empire. Once a rebellion occurs, the imperial army will be out of reach. In addition, when The land is mountainous and deep, and the terrain is difficult to manage directly.

So the imperial government hopes to gain the loyalty of the Kurds through political decentralization.

However, autonomy has strengthened the Kurds' sense of independence, so that any attempt to weaken their political privileges will be fiercely opposed.

Autonomy has also consolidated the vested interests of the Kurdish nobles, who are unwilling to lose their economic interests and social status by abolishing autonomy.

This is also the reason why your "Imperial Edict" basically does not work here. "

After hearing this, Emperor Serbia wanted to dig up the graves of these previous sultans more and more. The religious and ethnic issues in the Balkans are already enough to make people feel overwhelmed, but I didn't expect that these guys would also have a lot of mines in Anatolia.

The Grim and the Kurds are comfortable, but Emperor Serbia is not. It's almost the 19th century, and there are still such forces so close to Constantiniya. Emperor Serbia will definitely not swallow this breath.

Moreover, the strategy for the Arab region also requires a stable rear, which is really not Emperor Serbia's unfounded worry.

In later generations, there are many provinces in southeastern Turkey with a relatively concentrated Kurdish population (such as Mardin, Bingol and Kars).

In Iraq, it mainly refers to the Kurdish Autonomous Region composed of the three northern provinces of Erbil, Duhuk and Sulaymaniyah.

In Iran, it includes the Kurdish province in the northwest and its neighboring areas, as well as the area bordering Turkey near northeastern Syria.

In Syria, it mainly includes Kurdish Dah in the northwest and Hasakah in the northeast. The Kurdish regions of various countries are actually connected to form the Greater Kurdish Region.

In the Ottoman Empire, these places are connected except Iran. If the 50,000 troops of Emperor Serbia were on the expedition, the Kurds would wave their flags and directly rise up, cutting off the logistics of Emperor Serbia, which would be interesting.

When Emperor Serbia died, Constantiniya could be said to be a mixed bag.

First, the Topkapi Palace had to cry for a while, and then a group of guys whose interests were damaged in the reform began to laugh, and the two sides probably had a fight.

With the death of Sesimbra and the removal of the Guards, Haji Pasha is expected to be able to control the situation.

Then, when the New Order and the Conservatives negotiate, it is estimated that Mahmud or Mustafa will be promoted, and the reform will probably be greatly discounted.

Of course, these are not the key points. The key point is that Sesimbra has died.

It is simply that the previous emperor died halfway through his career. No, it should be that the previous emperor died suddenly before he could enjoy the benefits.

This is something Sesimbra cannot tolerate.

The question is, is it possible for the Kurds to rebel? If Sesimbra was the real Sesimbra, he would definitely not have thought of it.

Unfortunately, this person is a time traveler, so there is nothing he can do.

As far as Selim knows, the reforms of the Ottoman Empire in the original time and space were seriously opposed in the Kurdish region.

The reasons why the Kurds oppose reforms come from three aspects: politics, economy and religion: tribal forces are unwilling to lose their vested political and economic interests; religious circles oppose the adoption of Western laws and systems.

The most extreme way to oppose reform is to start a rebellion.

In 1806, the Principality of Baban first launched a rebellion.

The Principality of Baban was established in the 16th century and was very active in the 17th and 18th centuries, annexing large tracts of land around it.

The direct cause of this rebellion was the death of Ibrahim Pasha Bebe, the founder and tribal leader of the Sulaymaniyah Province in Iraq, and the leader of the Principality of Baban.

In line with the principle of taking advantage of your illness, the high gates decided to take the opportunity to completely control the area, so they abolished the practice of electing emir from the Baban tribe and forcibly appointed people from other tribes to succeed Ibrahim.

This move was strongly opposed by Ibrahim's nephew Abdurrahman Pasha, who began to attack government forces and pro-government Kurdish tribes.

The war lasted for nearly three years. In 1808, Abdurrahman was defeated and fled to Iran. After quelling the rebellion of the Principality of Baban, the Ottoman Empire continued to strengthen its control over the Kurdish region and strengthen the central authority.

In 1826, the reform-minded Sultan Mahmud II (the five-year-old younger brother of the Great) stepped up his offensive in the Kurdish region.

Mahmud II's step-by-step approach made the Kurdish nobles very panicked. They decided to take the initiative and launched rebellions in southern Turkey, Rivanduz, Erbil and Mosul in Iraq.

In 1833, Emir Muhammad of the Principality of Solan led 10,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry from Rivanduz, charging all the way and almost controlling the entire southern Kurdish region, but he failed to form an alliance with the Emir of the Principality of Potan.

Mahmud II attached great importance to this rebellion and dispatched troops from Sivas, Mosul and Baghdad to suppress it. The war was extremely fierce.

The Ottoman army was defeated at first and was forced to retreat. Emir Muhammad was ambitious and tried to pursue the victory and take over the Kurdish region of Iran in one fell swoop.

In order to win over the Iranian government to fight against the Ottoman Empire, Emir Muhammad announced his recognition of Persia's sovereignty, but the Persian government did not provide him with any help.

As for why, it was because the Persian Qajar Dynasty was simply a Persian version of the Qing Dynasty, far inferior to the Ottoman Empire.

In this case, Emir Muhammad had to continue to fight alone, but this man was really awesome. He defeated the government army in Rivanduz.

At this critical juncture, the Ottoman government had to resort to people's religious feelings and persuaded a Kurdish mullah named Mullah Khati to issue a "Fatewa" (religious judgment) prohibiting the Kurds from opposing the Caliph.

Soon, the number of people supporting Emir Muhammad decreased significantly, and the rebels dispersed without a fight.

Emir Mehmed was forced to surrender, and then was taken to Istanbul to be summoned by Mahmud II. A year later, he was assassinated by Mahmud II.

Such a tribe must not be left alone, so he asked Mehmed Ali to bring the Sipahi cavalry over in advance. This time, they will fight with words first, and then fight with weapons if the words don’t work, so that the Kurds can see the sharpness of the Sultan’s sword.

“Your Majesty, so how do you want to solve it?”

Haji Pasha asked at this time.

There is too little information about this area in China, so I spent a lot of time looking up information today.