Coptic community under Ottoman rule

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:museum
gptkbp:allows practice religion
gptkbp:bannedIn gptkb:military
certain public offices
gptkbp:built churches (with restrictions)
gptkbp:celebratedIn gptkb:Coptic_feasts
gptkbp:contributedTo tax collection
Egyptian society
administration as scribes
gptkbp:experienced periods of hardship
periods of relative tolerance
gptkbp:faced gptkb:racism
periodic persecution
church destruction (occasionally)
forced conversions (occasionally)
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Pope
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Coptic community under Ottoman rule
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
Coptic
gptkbp:location gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:maintainedBy distinct religious identity
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Pope_Matthew_IV_of_Alexandria
Pope John XVI of Alexandria
gptkbp:pays gptkb:jizya
gptkbp:period 1517–1798
gptkbp:preservedIn Coptic language (in liturgy)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Coptic_Orthodox_Christianity
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:sometimesCalled served as intermediaries between rulers and population
faced mob violence
held economic influence
paid bribes for privileges
rebuilt churches after destruction
received protection from Ottoman authorities
gptkbp:status gptkb:dhimmi
gptkbp:subject legal restrictions
sumptuary laws
millet system
Ottoman governors (walis)
local Mamluk beys
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ottoman_Copts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7