KARPOSH
A ScreenReads Experience
Written by Aleksandar Lahtov

In the second half of XVII century Macedonia is under Turkish slavery. Among the Macedonian people arises the Rebellion movement led by the legendary rebel leader Karposh

© 2026 Aleksandar Lahtov. All rights reserved.
Cast of Characters
BOZIN
BOZIN
Macedonian Orthodox Christian rebel and intelligence courier during the 1664 Ottoman child levy uprising
FATHER GAVRIL
FATHER GAVRIL
Orthodox monk who shelters refugees from Ottoman child levy in a cave near Kriva Reka river
HANS
HANS
German worker and intermediary in Kratovo during Ottoman occupation
HASAN AGA
HASAN AGA
Ottoman Turkish military commander leading a detachment during the 1664 child levy period
JOAKIM
JOAKIM
A fugitive ajdut (outlaw/rebel) from a neighbouring village who has fled Ottoman persecution
KARPOSH
KARPOSH
Macedonian Orthodox Christian rebel leader and resistance fighter against Ottoman occupation
OSMAN BEY
OSMAN BEY
Ottoman Turkish military administrator and enforcer of the child levy during 1664 occupation
PETRUSH
PETRUSH
Macedonian Orthodox peasant boy who has lost his mother and seeks refuge with monks during Ottoman occupation
PICCOLOMINI
PICCOLOMINI
General commanding Imperial forces during the Ottoman occupation period
RIZAJ ZAIFI BEY
RIZAJ ZAIFI BEY
Ottoman Turkish military administrator and seraglio master during the 1664 child levy period
SELIM GIRAJ
SELIM GIRAJ
Ottoman Turkish military commander leading forces during the 1664 Macedonian campaign
STRAHIL
STRAHIL
Village kodjabashi (headman) and father of Petrush during the Ottoman child levy of 1664
SULEIMAN II
SULEIMAN II
Ottoman Sultan; supreme military and administrative authority during the 1664 child levy period

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