Class difference limits the cohesiveness of the…
1822 CE
Class difference limits the cohesiveness of the Greek revolution from the beginning.
The chief goal of the Greek upper classes is to rid society of the Turks, the military classes seek independent enclaves for themselves in imitation of Ali Pasha, and the lower orders simply desire to escape taxation, increase their property, and move up the social scale.
Diaspora Greeks also return home with dreams of a resurrected democratic past, but keeping these competing and disparate interests together proves one of the greatest challenges of the war.
Political stabilization has eluded the rebels despite their early victories.
An initial congress in 1821 had formed a government under a new constitution, but factionalism had led to the creation of rival governments.