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Slavic Muslim representation in the Balkans is not confined to bosnians, so loudly had become in the early 90’s. last century. For several centuries the territory of Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey inhabits the other Slavic peoples of Muslim faith, calling themselves ahryane and outside the society known as Pomaks. Modern Pomaks live mostly in southern and south-eastern Bulgaria – mainly in the Rhodope Mountains, south of Plovdiv, and in Pirinski Macedonia. A large number of Pomaks live in the neighboring regions of Greece, especially in the rooms of Xanthi (Western Thrace). Most of the communities in Turkey, assimilated, no longer slave language and cultural backgrounds, and joined in the Turkish ethnic group.
As a Muslim, Pomaks preserved slave language (which experts consider a model of “pure” Bulgarian), culture and traditions.
The origin of this ethnic community, as well as its history of relatively early (before mid 19 th century) is poorly understood.
In fact, each country has its own accommodation Pomaks “easy” concept of their origin.
So, according to Bulgarian historians Pomaks – it Islamicize Bulgarians have kept the Bulgarian culture in its purest form. This conclusion is based on the similarity of the Bulgarian language and dialects used by Pomaks. Proponents of this view believe that the word “Pomaks comes from Turkish” pomogats – Assistant or Bulgarian “pomohamedantsy” – that is Islamicize. The name “ahryane” is interpreted as derived from the Bulgarian “agaryane” – that is incorrect or later – Muslim. This concept is considered the most reliable, and it is in accordance with the modern science includes Pomaks to Slavs.
More original point of view of Greek authors, who believe that people descended from the ancient Thracian tribes who inhabited data area. Based on this theory, they note “vital” affinity Pomaks with the Greeks, which, however, does not have any serious evidence.
Turkish scholars, in turn focus religious community Pomaks Turks, linking it with the common origin. In their version, Pomaks – descendants of Turkic tribes settled Thrace before the Ottoman conquest – Accidents and Pechenegs. The name “ahryane” Turks feel derived from the Arabic “Ahi” – a brother.
The first question of the origin of Pomaks was raised in 1762 Paisii Hilendarskim in his “History of slavyanobolgarskoy”.
Forced Islamization or “baptism” dead
It is believed that Islamization Pomaks started with Sultan Bayazide, the 70-ies. fourteenth century.
Bulgarian historiography traditionally puts forward the thesis of its violent nature. For example, one of the most famous Bulgarian historian Nikolai Todorov shows that two waves of forced Islamization – when Sultan Selim II – in the 16 st century, and Mehmet Fourth – at the end of the 17 th. However, this concept does not stand up to serious scientific criticism – firstly, the main source Todorova was some Bulgarian chronicle of the 18 th century, which he himself had not even been able to quote in his study. The second source, which is based on the concept, is a chronicle of the Bulgarian priest Draganov, written, according to Todorova, ‘a little after the events referred to. ” At the same time, scientists have recognized that the original Chronicle was lost, and it is available only in the compilation of Stephen Zahareva. For now, however, proved that this – fake, what came almost all the major European specialists on the history of the Ottoman empire and Bulgaria.
However, the Bulgarian scientists, especially during the rule of the Communists, were so are the desire to prove his “point” that does not hesitate to open frauds. For example, in the 1980’s the city of Smolyan History Museum organized archaeological expedition to find the graves of the villages in pomakskih Christians who supposedly chose to die conversion to Islam. When they were not found, the head of the expedition ordered to put crosses in the Muslim graves in the “proof” that “initially they were Christian.” This information was provided by the village mayor pomakskogo Smilyan, historian Boryanoy Panayotov.
Attempts statehood
As a Muslim, Pomaks serve as a reliable pillar of Turkish domination in the Balkans. They provide the finest soldiers the Sultan, and even gifted pashey, participated in the repression of the Greek insurrection in 1821, supported by Turkey during the recent uprising of the Bulgarian and Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878. Pomaks are not even subject to some time to the Berlin Congress, the associated part of the territory they live in Eastern Rumeli and expressed loyalty to Turkey during the Greco-Turkish war in 1897
In 1878 Pomaks fought for autonomy for the ethnic community, which is de facto and there in the next few years, in twenty communities in the Rhodope Mountains.
In 1913, after departing from pomakskih territories Bulgarian and Turkish armies (during the Balkan wars), there was formed Gyumyurdzhinskaya republic existed, however, only a few months. However, during this time Pomaks those who were forcibly converted to Christianity by Bulgarian troops again returned to the true faith.
After the First World War, in 1918, 8 pomakskih Bulgarian parliament deputies were forced to appeal to the leaders of Greece and France to protect of their ethnic and religious minority from the forced Christianization.
on pomag etnicity
Pomags are only Turk, not slavic,not greek.Only Turk. (Pechenag tribe). tnx
Pomak ethnicity
Dear anonymous, your comment on Pomak ethnicity is very ........ interesting. I have seen it written on brick walls in Turkey!!!
I truly suggest my friend you open a book, any history book on Europe's history so that you might inform yourself.
I am not Pomak, I have not grown up in Bulgaria, nor in Greece nor have I grown up in Turkey, Albania, Yugoslavia, Russia, Poland, Germany, France, Italy or any other European, African or Asian country So I am trying to study these people as objectively as possible. All I have written is in accordance to objective, concise and world recognized authorities-not on ethnic driven booklets.
So dear anonymous commentator, your view on Pomak ethnicity "(...Only Turk...)" will remain written on the bricks of Turkish walls until you find the truth.
I wish you good luck in your quest for a true answer.
Apnea
Thank you, James, please provide some more information!
Hello James! Thank you very much for writing your comment here and trying to provide us true information about the descendance of the Pomaks! I would be really grateful if you can give references to books (e.g. by their ISBN numbers) and respectively other kinds of publications, as well as web links to sites, that have information on the true descendance of the Pomak tribes (specifically the ones inhabiting the Rhodope mountains in Bulgaria and neighbouring Greece). What we really need is TRUE and INDEPENDANT INFORMATION: all Pomaks are sick and tired of governmental regimes trying as hard as they can to deprive them of the undisputed and politically unpolluted truth about their real origin, roots, inherited traditions, culture, proper ethnic characteristics, etc. It's hard to believe that there are still such nasty, shameless, disgusting discrimination attempts towards the Pomaks in Europe in the 21st century!...
POMAKS - POMAKY
James warmest congratulations to the sober and true comment!
One of the most credible and plausible theory is that pomaks are local and indigenous people of the Rhodope Mountains and other geographical areas where they live or are displaced.
Pomaks are direct descendants of the Thracians and it is the same indigenous people who lived in the Rhodope Mountains many years ago.
Long before to come out there and the Slavs and the Bulgars and the Turks and all other guests who were admitted under the customs of pomaks with respect.
Their well-intentioned friends and welcome to pomaks swollen to other guests does not mean that guests are completely changed their hosts, as some historians they want to be so!
True POMAK descendance.
In general this is a very nicely written article with a few exceptions. The most important of all issues which needs to be straightened out is the reference to the POMAKS as being "Slavic". The POMAKS are not Slavic, nor are they Turks or Bosnians or Greeks or whatever. Their ancient roots first appear in Thrace (an important part of Greece since antiquity) where they have lived for many THOUSANDS of years on the mountains of Rodopi [Thoukides 3,96,3 (460 -397 BC)]. Rodopi is also the name of an important prefecture of Hellenic (Grecian) Thrace where very many thousands of POMAKS live up to today. The POMAK ancestors of the Balkan region of ancient Thrace even fought together with the army of Alexander the Great of Macedonia [Fragm. Hist Graec Vol. 3, Theopomb. Philipp. Book. Ι, part. 44](378/377 BC). So surely the POMAKS are NOT Slavic in ethnicity!!! All historians agree that the first signs of Slavs in the region appeared AFTER the 6th century AD! And we all know that the ancestors of the modern Bulgarians, after moving South from other regions of Eurasia during the 6th century AD, first inhabited the region around the Bolga river (hence their name Bolga-rians/Bulgarians) for many years before moving more South towards Greece where they now live within the modern boarders of the country that formed contemporary Bulgaria. The inhabitance of countries took its toll on their ancient language. Slowly many POMAK words were lost and the regional language infiltrated their own soon to produce a mixture of regional/POMAKS dialect. So the fact that they speak a special POMAK language that resembels modern Bulgarian language certainly does not mean that they are Slavic. If that were true then the fact that some POMAKS live in Turkey and also speak the Turkish language would mean that they are Turkish in descent!! Of course not- that is silly! These people are being exploited by all the neighbouring countries in which they live and are presented as Albanians, Turks, Bulgarians and so on, only because they speak the native language! All countries (except one) have used them and have tried to convince them to believe that they are not of a different or unique ethnicity of their own. So they have taught them to speak a language which is not their native one (eg Bulgarian), or they have made them believe that they are not POMAKS but something else (eg Turks) and have deprived them of their own religious beliefs and made them convert to another religion- a religion of another ethnicity (eg Islam). But history is history and in the West we say "there is no use in crying over spilled milk" so we must go on. What POMAKS wish is to live in harmony within the boarders of the countries which incorporate their people. The POMAKS should have respect for their different cultural background, they want all to know of their heritage, their special POMAK language and culture which are different of those of the surrounding countries (Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, etc). POMAKS do not want to be told that they are Turks, Slavs, Bulgarians or whatever else! They only want respect of their unique identity and to live in harmony with the inhabitants of all countries which they now call "home".
Thank you for your time in reading this comment. If there is anyone which has different views, I would be more than happy to hear them and it would be my pleasure to address issues concerning many common beliefs about the POMAKS.
James
hello pomak muslim brothers in bulgaria
i am very glade and happy to know that there is a muslim slavic community in bulgaria called pomaks.
before that i knew that there is more than 10 millions muslims in balkans (albanians,bosniaks,tatars,roma people,turks)
majority of muslims know that there is a great turkish muslim community but few of them know that there is also a bulgarian muslim community/pomaks.
i think yhat there is also pomaks of macedonia "macedonians muslims " and in kosovo 'gorani people ".
one word i want to say you brothers and sisters ,in the last of my comment
you are not a minority .. you are not only 150.000 pomaks ..
you are just a part of a great islamic community "UMMMAH " of 1.600.000.000 muslims in all countries ,and all continents, all languages all coulour of skins,all peoples .. wich say all .. like me .. and like you ...LA ILAHA ILLA ALLAH MUHAMMED RASUL ALLLAH
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