Uskoks

Uskoks and became Uskoks themselves, which led to their status as farsi

The Uskok �Problem� and Habsburg, Venetian, and Ottoman Relations at the Turn of the Seventeenth Century 2000

Christians as well and that the Uskoks could, therefore, not claim the title of “Christian fighters” for themselves.

The Uskok �Problem� and Habsburg, Venetian, and Ottoman Relations at the Turn of the Seventeenth Century 2000

The subsequent analysis of Venetian, Habsburg, and Ottoman relations centered on the Uskoks of

The Uskok �Problem� and Habsburg, Venetian, and Ottoman Relations at the Turn of the Seventeenth Century 2000

Additionally, since the Uskoks praised themselves as “the first defense of Christendom,” [25] there would have been little support for their resettlement during the war against the Ottomans.

The Uskok �Problem� and Habsburg, Venetian, and Ottoman Relations at the Turn of the Seventeenth Century 2000

Hints about the ethnic and cultural identity of the Uskoks can be gleaned from several sources.

The Uskok �Problem� and Habsburg, Venetian, and Ottoman Relations at the Turn of the Seventeenth Century 2000

This conclusion would have been impossible during the long war against the Turks (1593-1606) because the Habsburg military system relied heavily on the Uskoks as military irregular troops.

The Uskok �Problem� and Habsburg, Venetian, and Ottoman Relations at the Turn of the Seventeenth Century 2000

It would be quite inaccurate to assert that Venetian political agents reacted against the clergy and the Uskoks because the Venetians no longer embraced the Christian faith.

The Uskok �Problem� and Habsburg, Venetian, and Ottoman Relations at the Turn of the Seventeenth Century 2000

Is it possible to speak of an “instrumentalization” of the Uskoks by Ottoman diplomats or was their anger concerning Uskok raids real and without underlying political motivation?

The Uskok �Problem� and Habsburg, Venetian, and Ottoman Relations at the Turn of the Seventeenth Century 2000

Rothenberg, Gunther E. “Venice and the Uskoks of Zengg: 1537-1618.”

The Uskok �Problem� and Habsburg, Venetian, and Ottoman Relations at the Turn of the Seventeenth Century 2000

From the very beginning of this defensive system, the archaic Uskoks ideology was of great advantage, because it guaranteed that the Uskoks would fight against the Ottomans (and from time to time against the Venetians) without any, or at least with minimal, regular payment.

The Uskok �Problem� and Habsburg, Venetian, and Ottoman Relations at the Turn of the Seventeenth Century 2000