Kaffa massacre
| Kaffa massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Crimean Campaign (1667) | |
| Location | Kaffa, Crimea |
| Date | October 1667 |
| Target | Crimean Tatars |
Attack type | Massacre, slavery, looting |
| Deaths | 2,000 |
| Victims | 1,500 enslaved |
| Perpetrators | Zaporozhian Cossacks, Ivan Sirko |
| Motive | Retaliation for the Crimean-Nogai raids, Tatarophobia, Islamophobia |
The Kaffa massacre or Sack of Kaffa took place during the Crimean campaign in October 1667, after Cossack capture of Kaffa and subsequent sacking of it, during which 3,500 Tatar civilians fell victim to the Cossacks.