Chapter 140: Three Birds with One Stone (Two in One)

With the end of the performance, the first day of the wedding banquet also ended.

The wedding will be held in Belem Palace for six consecutive days, but Emperor Serbia will definitely not go, as he still has business to attend to.

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

"Your Majesty, this way."

Paul looked at the two people behind him with a face full of shame. The Grand Mufti had not left yet, but the two of them were already as close as one person.

Fortunately, this was only a matter of one or two minutes, and soon, Paul led the two people into the carriage.

Soon, the carriage had returned to Topkapi Palace, and Emperor Serbia and Anna immediately returned to the bedroom.

The Hagia Sophia Mosque across the sea was now only a little light, and the crescent moon gradually disappeared into the clouds. Anna drew the curtains, and the room fell into darkness.

The panting and groaning that had been lingering in the Sultan's bedroom also came to an abrupt end. The maids waiting outside the bedroom were finally able to relax a little at this time, and they collapsed on the ground.

"Well, your majesty, stop it."

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

The Sultan walked to the window and pulled open the curtains. The sunlight shone into the room, instantly brightening the dim room. The Great looked around, looked silently for a while, and then looked away.

I have to say that the battle last night was too intense.

It was comparable to the conquest of Constantinople by Mehmed II.

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

Then we laid logs, added lubricating oil, and sailed directly on dry land, preparing for a simultaneous attack by land and water.

Then the Urban cannon faced the Theodosius wall, directly tearing down the opposite city defense.

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

It was simply the greatest conquest in history.

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

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

You asked why, and you asked well. The Sultan was not only a believer in Allah, but also a believer in going back to sleep.

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 were flushed, and she muttered in a voice that only she could hear.

"What is this?"

The girl suddenly felt a sticky feeling on the palm of her hand. She was a little puzzled. She was wearing gloves.

The girl looked carefully and found that the gloves were torn at some point, and some unknown things stuck to the palm of her hand.

She took off her gloves, smelled them, and immediately confirmed her guess.

"These two are too rude."

The girl couldn't help imagining the scene between the Sultan and His Highness Anna, and she was a little stunned.

The Emperor, who had just fallen asleep, was gradually awakened by the increasingly loud noise. He rubbed his eyes, and the scene in front of him made him unforgettable. He immediately realized that the girl probably took too many 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.

Twisting his sore body, Emperor Sey left the Topkapi Palace. He had to talk to his confidants.

In the small manor, Ishak Pasha, Yusuf Pasha, Haji Pasha and Muhammad Ali Pasha had all arrived.

As for why Selim didn't find other people, because this matter was not a glorious thing, as early as January after the promulgation of the "Royal Edict", after arranging 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 "Royal Edict" in January actually has little influence on these people, because in the history of the Ottoman Empire, these people have always been semi-autonomous.

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 stepped down as Grand Vizier, so naturally he spoke first.

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

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the Safavid dynasty and the empire attacked each other.

First, most Kurdish Muslims belonged to the Sunni sect, and had a natural relationship with the Ottoman Empire, which also believed in Sunni Islam, and were willing to support the Ottoman Empire against the Shiite Safavid Persia.

Second, the empire had strong economic and military strength.

In 1514, the empire completely defeated the Persians in the Battle of Chaldiran, and since then, most Kurds have become subjects of the empire.

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

But this tolerance was not without consequences. ”

Yusuf was still talking.

The Great Sultan Selim I the Grim had already begun to complain in his heart.

"So this was done by my ancestor, the Sultan with the same name as this Great Sultan, the Grim Selim I. ”

Yusuf said.

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

The benefit was that the Empire built a solid barrier on the eastern border to stop the Persians.

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

This 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 downside 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 empire, maintain administrative independence, and have the right to retain most of the tax revenue.

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 qadi (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 frontier of the empire. Once a rebellion occurs, the imperial army is out of reach. In addition, the local mountains are deep and the terrain is rugged, making it difficult to manage directly.

Therefore, the imperial government hopes to exchange the loyalty of the Kurds through political decentralization.

However, autonomy has strengthened the Kurds' sense of independence, making any attempt to weaken their political privileges 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, the Great wanted to dig up the graves of these previous sultans even more. The religious and ethnic issues in the Balkans were already enough to make people feel overwhelmed, but they didn't expect that these people would have a lot of problems in Anatolia.

The Grim and the Kurds were comfortable, but the Great was not. It was almost the 19th century, and there were still such forces so close to Constantiniya. The Great could never swallow this breath.

Besides, the strategy for the Arab region also requires a stable rear, and this is not the Great's unfounded worry.

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

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

In Iran, including The Kurdish province in the northwest and its neighboring areas, as well as the area bordering Turkey in 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 for Iran. If the 50,000 troops of Serbia and Assyria were on the expedition, the Kurds would wave their flags and directly rise up, cutting off Serbia's logistics. That would be interesting.

When Serbia and Assyria died, Constantiniena 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 were expected to fight.

With Serbia and Assyria already dead and the Guards cleared, Hajipa Xia is expected to be able to control the situation.

Then, when the New Order and the Conservatives negotiate, Mahmoud or Mustafa will probably be promoted, and the reform will probably be greatly reduced.

Of course, these are not the key points. The key point is that Emperor Selim 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 his happiness.

This is something that Emperor Selim cannot tolerate.

The question is, is it possible for the Kurds to rebel? If this Emperor Selim is the real one, 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 opposed 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 suppressing the rebellion of the Principality of Baban, the Ottoman Empire continued to strengthen its control over the Kurdish region and strengthen its central authority.

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

The relentless pressure from Mahmud II made the Kurdish nobles panic. 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 Potemkin.

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's ambition swelled and he 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 situation, Emir Mehmed 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 "Fatwa" (religious judgment) prohibiting the Kurds from opposing the Caliph.

Soon, the number of people supporting Emir Mehmed 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 by Sethi the Great. It happened that Muhammad Ali brought the Sipahi cavalry over in advance. This time, they would fight with words first, and if the words didn't work, they would fight with force. The Kurds had to see the sharpness of the Sultan's sword.

"Your Majesty, how do you want to solve this?

I don't think we need to be lenient with them. They are no different from the Mamluks."

Haj Pasha asked at this time.