Kalofer massacre

[1] The town was initially surrounded by a bashi-bazouk unit led by Silimi Pasha, in the beginning of July 1877.

The townsmen quickly collected a ransom of some 800 Ottoman lira and a hefty deal of the town's best rose oil.

[2] Evidently dissatisfied with the offer, the bashi-bozouk engaged in plunder and looting of the town until a messenger from Kazanlak got in touch with Russian Prince Aleksey Tsereteli, who managed to broker the withdrawal of the Circssians.

[6] A number of people, primarily children and older or infirm men and women, who could not leave, were slaughtered.

The total number of victims of both Cicrcassian attacks stands at 618 people, while some 1,000 got lost or were unable to complete the climb, suffered from exposure or the elements and never reached the other side.