Rum millet
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The Rum millet was an administrative and religious community within the Ottoman Empire that encompassed Orthodox Christian subjects, particularly those of Greek cultural and ecclesiastical tradition.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Orthodox Christian community
ⓘ
administrative community ⓘ millet ⓘ religious community ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Millet-i Rum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman millet ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Orthodox Christian subjects of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Greek culture ⓘ |
| associatedWithTradition | Greek ecclesiastical tradition ⓘ |
| began | 15th century ⓘ |
| centeredIn | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Byzantine imperial and ecclesiastical structures ⓘ |
| diminishedAfter |
establishment of national Orthodox churches in the Balkans
ⓘ
rise of Balkan nationalisms in the 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnoReligiousComposition |
included other Orthodox Christian ethnic groups
ⓘ
primarily ethnic Greeks ⓘ |
| function | intermediary between Orthodox Christian subjects and the Ottoman state ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | territories of the Ottoman Empire with Orthodox Christian populations ⓘ |
| governedBy | Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedAutonomyIn |
education
ⓘ
internal communal administration ⓘ religious matters ⓘ |
| headedBy | Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSuccessorInNationStateContext | Greek Orthodox Church structures in independent Greece ⓘ |
| includedGroup |
Greek Orthodox Christians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
some Arab Orthodox Christians ⓘ some Slavic Orthodox Christians ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Ottoman millet system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | recognized corporate body under Ottoman law ⓘ |
| memberStatusDefinedBy |
affiliation with the Orthodox Church
ⓘ
religion ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom | Rum (Rome), referring to the Eastern Roman or Byzantine heritage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notDefinedPrimarilyBy |
ethnicity
ⓘ
language ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | millet system ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
ecclesiastical courts
ⓘ
education of its members ⓘ family law of its members ⓘ personal status law of its members ⓘ religious affairs of Orthodox Christians in the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| taxObligations | collecting and remitting taxes from its members to the Ottoman state ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Ottoman period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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