Iraq's population under the Ottoman empire from over 125 years ago (fascinating numbers!)

[ASHOOR]

Iraq's population under the Ottoman empire from over 125 years ago

Divided by Sunni, Shia, Jewish, Christian and other religions population. At the time, Iraq was divided into 3 regions: Baghdad, Basrah and Mosul
Unfortunately, AI tools weren't very accurate to summarize this in English, but here are the numbers for the Christian population:

20,771 in Baghdad region (which includes most of central and southern Iraq
2,551 in the Basrah region, which is basically the extreme souther tip of Iraq and some of the regions bordering Iran.
55,470 in the Mosul region, which is basically most of the historical lands where the Assyrian empire once existed, and today's Nineveh Plain
Total: 78,792 (out of total population of 2,849,282) or 2.77%

If we use this percentage and assume things would stay the same over the next 100+ years, then the Christian population by the year 2000-2010 should have been around 1 million. This is more or less accurate, as the Christian population did number around or over 1 million by the time Saddam was still in power, declining severely in the years after his toppling and the chaos that ensued.

Notably, the Jewish population here is actually higher than the Christian population! (87K vs. 78K).

I don't know if this is 100% accurate, but it is pretty close. Keep in mind that since this data is from the Ottoman Empire period, many Assyrians were living in the Hakkari region (in Turkey) and wouldn't have been counted, of course. However, a few years or decades later, these areas in Hakkari would be emptied of their Assyrian population, most of whom made their way to northern Iraq, thereby increasing the Christian/Assyrian population (likely to over 3.5 to 4% of the total population).

 

[Cascade]

Were Kurds here counted under Sunni?

 

[Phenomenon]

With all the respect of the iraqi population. The jewish population is never higher than the Assyrian, neither in the past or present. Who is behind this "yellow" paper?

 

[Crocodile Bani]

With all the respect of the iraqi population. The jewish population is never higher than the Assyrian, neither in the past or present. Who is behind this "yellow" paper?

Probably the Jews. They manufacture the most random "facts" but for some reason, when they do it, nobody questions it.

 

[Cascade]

Probably the Jews. They manufacture the most random "facts" but for some reason, when they do it, nobody questions it.

Aha there you go. So you have problems with Jews, rather than Zionists. Thanks for the Freudian slip.

But you seriously suggesting that Jews had power in Iraq 120 years ago when the occupiers were Ottoman Turks (who were very nastily antisemitic)? The paper looks as old as shit and it seems authentic. Maybe the Jewish numbers were overstated so they would be seen as a rising threat (to control them), or maybe, just maybe, the Jews did out-populate us. After all, many Jews were dispersed in the Middle East, southern Europe and North Africa.

 

[Phenomenon]

i remember the census that took place in Iraq in 1987. the public official who filled in the forms listed us as Arabs. There was not much to say about because it was during the Bath era. No wonder how the numbers are manipulated since long ago...

 

[Crocodile Bani]

Aha there you go. So you have problems with Jews, rather than Zionists. Thanks for the Freudian slip.

But you seriously suggesting that Jews had power in Iraq 120 years ago when the occupiers were Ottoman Turks (who were very nastily antisemitic)? The paper looks as old as shit and it seems authentic. Maybe the Jewish numbers were overstated so they would be seen as a rising threat (to control them), or maybe, just maybe, the Jews did out-populate us. After all, many Jews were dispersed in the Middle East, southern Europe and North Africa.

There were no Zionists in the middle East at the turn of the century. Whilst Zionists are the sickest and most mentally disturbed political force in the world, they can't be blamed for something that happened before their existence (existence in the middle east. They existed in Europe at the time).

And the Ottomans were anti-Semites? Then why did they invite Ashkenazim to the Middle East? Oh wait, Ashkenazim are not even Semites. My bad.

 

[Cascade]

There were no Zionists in the middle East at the turn of the century. Whilst Zionists are the sickest and most mentally disturbed political force in the world, they can't be blamed for something that happened before their existence (existence in the middle east. They existed in Europe at the time).

And the Ottomans were anti-Semites? Then why did they invite Ashkenazim to the Middle East? Oh wait, Ashkenazim are not even Semites. My bad.

We all lived as dhimmis under the Ottomans (excluding Muslims). Muslims in the Ottoman Empire used the Qur'anic idea of dhimmi to place certain restrictions on Jews and Christians living in the region. So yeah, invitations occurred but with one catch: We had to be dhimmis. Ottomans were ant-anything that wasn't Muslim. So I'm not spotlighting the Jews for being the most persecuted under them. Ottomans actually tormented Christians more.

Ashkenazim are half Jewish, perhaps some even more European in their admixture. But come on, you can tell how some ashies tend to have very light skin and hair, but still retain their stereotypical hooked nose and curly Semitic hair. Barbra Streisand? You telling me she is not Semitic? Seth Rogen? Adam Samberg? Albert Einstein? David Schwimmer (dude looks like my jelwaya relative lmao)? They look like Assyrians with more Europeanized features, which makes sense because they are half eastern European.

 

[Crocodile Bani]

We all lived as dhimmis under the Ottomans (excluding Muslims). Muslims in the Ottoman Empire used the Qur'anic idea of dhimmi to place certain restrictions on Jews and Christians living in the region. So yeah, invitations occurred but with one catch: We had to be dhimmis. Ottomans were ant-anything that wasn't Muslim. So I'm not spotlighting the Jews for being the most persecuted under them. Ottomans actually tormented Christians more.

Ashkenazim are half Jewish, perhaps some even more European in their admixture. But come on, you can tell how some ashies tend to have very light skin and hair, but still retain their stereotypical hooked nose and curly Semitic hair. Barbra Streisand? You telling me she is not Semitic? Seth Rogen? Adam Samberg? Albert Einstein? David Schwimmer (dude looks like my jelwaya relative lmao)? They look like Assyrians with more Europeanized features, which makes sense because they are half eastern European.

The only thing Semitic about any of them is that Barbara Streisand once bonked Andre Agassi.

 

[Cascade]

The only thing Semitic about any of them is that Barbara Streisand once bonked Andre Agassi.

We learn new things everyday. Wtf, I just saw their pics and it's true. Had no idea. Lmao. Yikes.

Yalla nasha, they're HALF Semitic. You can tell from their faces. Einstein is the most Assyrian looking out of them.

 

[Crocodile Bani]

Luis Felipe Scolari looks like a Jilwaya. Does that also make him a Semite? You never cease to amaze me with your Qurdayuta.

 

[Cascade]

Luis Felipe Scolari looks like a Jilwaya. Does that also make him a Semite? You never cease to amaze me with your Qurdayuta.

Nice try. He's southern European...Italians, Iberians & Greeks, can look similar to us. Pretty sure somebody's mistaken you for an Italian too. Btw Scolari looks generically European to me though, maybe Turkish to the least? Nothing Semitic about his face. Semites have longish, ratty/rodent features (no offense to us).

And Lol at Qurdayuta.

 

[Crocodile Bani]

He looks more Semite than any of the Ashkenazis you mentioned.

 

[Cascade]

Without the moustache, he looks like a Slav (looks like Daniel Craig):

He is definitely not more "Semitic" looking than curly haired brown eyed Einstein and the woggy faced Adam Sandler.