Abstract:

The short-lived rebellion that broke out on the island of Samos in May 1908 is often characterized as the project of Greek nationalists aiming to unify the island with the Kingdom of Greece. Since 1834, Samos had been an autonomous principality within the Ottoman Empire, ruled by a Christian prince appointed by the sultan. While nationalist agitation played an important role in the 1908 uprising, the actual course of events was characterized by a complex interaction among Greek nationalists, those Samiotes who wanted to maintain the autonomous principality, and the agents of the imperial government. The uprising ultimately seems to have been a case of local nationalists exploiting a constitutional crisis to further their aim of uniting the island with Greece.

摘要：

1908年5月在萨摩斯岛爆发的短暂叛乱经常被描述为希腊民族主义者的计划，旨在使该岛与希腊王国统一。自1834年以来，萨摩斯岛就一直是奥斯曼帝国的自治公国，由苏丹任命的基督教王子统治。尽管民族主义的煽动在1908年的起义中起着重要作用，但事件的实际过程却以希腊民族主义者，想要维持自治权的萨米特人和帝国政府的代理人之间复杂的互动为特征。最终，起义似乎是当地民族主义者利用宪法危机来进一步实现将该岛与希腊统一的目的。