There is also evidence of a sizeable Maniot emigration to Corsica sometime during the Ottoman years .
As Ottoman power declined , the mountains of the Mani became a stronghold of the klephts , bandits who also fought against the Ottomans .
There is also evidence of a sizeable Maniot emigration to Corsica sometime during the Ottomans years .
As Ottoman power declined , the mountains of the Mani became a stronghold of the klephts , bandits who also fought against the Ottomans .