Arbautuk massacre
| Arbautuk massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Crimean Campaign (1667) | |
| Location | Arbautuk, Crimea |
| Date | October 1667 |
| Target | Crimean Tatars |
Attack type | Massacre, slavery, looting |
| Deaths | Thousands |
| Victims | All inhabitants killed or enslaved |
| Perpetrators | Zaporozhian Cossacks, Ivan Zhdan-Rih, Ivan Sirko |
| Motive | Retaliation for the Crimean-Nogai raids, Tatarophobia, Islamophobia |
The Arbautuk massacre or Arabat massacre took place during the Crimean Campaign of Cossack leaders Ivan Zhdan-Rih and Ivan Sirko, when Zhdan-Rih with 2,000 captured the city and subsequently sacking it, targeting Tatar civilians.