Locations of slave raids in Eastern Europe between 1453 and 1777. Between 1453 and 1777, the Crimean Khanate, a vassal of the Ottoman Empire, conducted systematic slave raids, known as the "harvesting of the steppe". Up to 5 millions of Eastern Europeans, primarily Slavs, were https://t.co/prLEpUi26j #SlaveRaids #EasternEurope #CrimeanKhanate #UA #PL #BG #RO #RU #MD