The Ottoman official historian of the time, Seyyid Mehmed Es'ad Efendi, stated that none of the Jews were spared, and that of the Turks, only 97 were spared for ransom.
Seyyid Mehmed Es'ad Efendi, the historian of his time, asserted that all Jews were targeted, and among the Turks, only a select few, namely 97, were spared in exchange for ransom.