ite ▁to ▁convert ▁to ▁Islam , ▁but ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁he ▁preserved ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁Christians ▁and ▁pag ans ▁such ▁as ▁Rus si ans , ▁Circ ass ians , ▁Al ans , ▁Fin no - U gr ic ▁people , ▁and ▁Crime an ▁Gree ks ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁they ▁continued ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁j iz y ah ▁in ▁sub jection ▁to ▁Islam ic ▁rule . ▁From ▁Ö z ▁Beg ▁on wards , ▁the ▁k h ans ▁of ▁the ▁Golden ▁Hor de ▁were ▁all ▁Muslim . ▁ ▁Ö z ▁Beg ▁was ▁very ▁toler ant ▁of ▁Christians ▁as ▁exempl ified ▁by ▁a ▁letter ▁of ▁thanks ▁he ▁received ▁from ▁Pope ▁John ▁XX II ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Christian ▁leader ▁thank ed ▁Ö z ▁Beg ▁for ▁his ▁kind ▁treatment ▁of ▁Christians . ▁ ▁Ö z ▁Beg ▁had ▁sent ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Peter ▁which ▁stated : By ▁the ▁will ▁and ▁power , ▁the ▁great ness ▁and ▁most ▁high ! ▁Let ▁no ▁man ▁ins ult ▁the ▁metropol itan ▁church ▁of ▁which ▁Peter ▁is ▁head , ▁or ▁his ▁service ▁or ▁his ▁church man ; ▁let ▁no ▁man ▁se ize ▁their ▁property , ▁goods ▁or ▁people , ▁let ▁no ▁man ▁med d le ▁in ▁the ▁affairs ▁of ▁the ▁church ... The ir ▁laws , ▁their ▁churches ▁and ▁monaster ies ▁and ▁chap els ▁shall ▁be ▁respect ed ; ▁who ever ▁condem ns ▁or ▁bl ames ▁this ▁religion , ▁shall ▁not ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁exc use ▁himself ▁under ▁any ▁pre text , ▁but ▁shall ▁be ▁pun ished ▁with ▁death .