0 0 0 ▁Tur ks , ▁ 3 8 , 0 0 0 ▁C ret ans ▁and ▁slaves ▁and ▁ 2 9 , 0 8 8 ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁Christian ▁def enders ▁per ished . ▁The ▁Ott oman ▁army ▁under ▁an ▁Alban ian ▁grand ▁viz ier , ▁Kö pr ül ü ▁F az ı l ▁Ah med ▁P asha ▁conquer ed ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 9 . ▁▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁Ott om ans , ▁K and i ye ▁( O tt oman ▁Turkish ▁ ق ن د ي ه ) ▁was ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁Cre te ▁( G irit ▁E y â let i ) ▁until ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁when ▁Ch ania ▁( H anya ) ▁became ▁the ▁capital , ▁and ▁K and i ye ▁became ▁a ▁s anc ak . ▁In ▁Greek , ▁it ▁was ▁commonly ▁called ▁Meg alo ▁Castro ▁( Μ ε γ ά λ ο ▁ Κ ά σ τ ρ ο ▁' Big ▁Castle '). ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁period , ▁the ▁har bour ▁s ilt ed ▁up , ▁so ▁most ▁sh ipping ▁shift ed ▁to ▁Ch ania ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁island . ▁ ▁Modern ▁era ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁the ▁autonom ous ▁C ret an ▁State ▁was ▁created , ▁under ▁Ott oman ▁su zer ain ty , ▁with ▁Prince ▁George ▁of ▁Greece ▁as ▁its ▁High ▁Commission er ▁and ▁under ▁international ▁super vision . ▁During ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁direct ▁occupation ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁by ▁the