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Show THE TURKISH EMPIRE. I will give a calculation of tha numbers and composition of that agglomeration of peoples ot varied origin, religion, and language who, united with the Osmanli, are distributed distri-buted throughout lha empire. They may be divided into seven ethnographical ethno-graphical groups: 1. The Turkish; composed of Otto mans. Tartars, and l urc itnans. 2. The Greco-Latin; Greeks, Zin-, z.iris, and Albanians. S. Tne Slavonic; Serbs, Bulgarians, Cossacks, and Lipovana. 4. iho Georgian; Tcherkesces aud L-szes. 5. The Hindoo; in which are classed the Ziganes or Gypsies. 6. The Pertun; formed of Armenian?, Arme-nian?, Kurds, Druses, and Metuali , 7. The Semitic; Jews, Arabs, Maronite.-, Chaldeans, and Syrians. Ol these, IS '.'oS.OOO are Mus-.nl-maus; o.LHjO aro- Protestant?; 3.25. i'tO belong lo the Russo G;etk church; 2,,J,'tVJ to the Bulgarian church; 670 0 '0 are in communion w:th Rome; 2,45U.rn)0 are Armenian; 100, 'Ah.1 are Jfws; 26 k) -ire Dru-e.-, Me:uaiis, Gyr.sins. and Ytzi.'ji, or Devd worshipers. Tiie real tuiat of Lhe population nt the entire empire is stweri -i s.iX-0, 1X0 a ad UO.OvO.O.o. |