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Ottoman Crete
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Ottoman Crete
The island of
Crete
(
Girit
) was declared an Ottoman province (
eyalet
) in 1646, after the Ottomans managed to conquer the western part of the island as part of the
Cretan War
, but the
Venetians
maintained their hold
on the capital
Candia
until 1669, when
Francesco Morosini
surrendered the keys of the town. The offshore island fortresses of
Souda
,
Granbousa
, and
Spinalonga
would remain under Venetian rule until in 1715, when they too were
captured by the Ottomans
.
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