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Execution of Patriarch Cyril
- When
- 27 June 1638
- Where
- Bosphorus
Sultan Murad IV ordered the strangulation of Patriarch Cyril I by Janissaries aboard a ship in the Bosphorus on 27 June 1638.
Accused of stirring up Cossacks before the Sultan's departure for the Persian War, Cyril I was executed to prevent trouble. The Janissaries carried out the strangulation on a ship in the Bosphorus as commanded by Murad IV.
Sources
- Cyril Lucaris Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-08
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