Extortion under Turkish Rule (litho)

Extortion under Turkish Rule. As is often the case in a conquered country, the renegade Greeks who had taken service under the Turkish government were far harder masters than the Turks themselves. A large portion of the Albanians, who had remained Mussulmans, were used by the Turks as mercenaries, tax-gatherers, or tolerated klephts to keep northern Greece in subjection, a task which they accomplished with unnecessary cruelty and violence. Illustration for Hutchinson's History of the Nations (Hutchinson, c.1920). Note: Image has been digitally enhanced to facilitate repro.