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Cretan Revolt (1866–1869)
Cretan Revolt may refer to one of the following uprisings in Crete: Under Venetian rule * Cretan Revolt (1212) of the Hagiostephanites family * Cretan Revolt (1217) of the Skordiles and Melissenos families * Cretan Revolt (1222) of the Melissenos family * Cretan Revolt (1230) * Revolt of the Chortatzes brothers (1272/73) * Revolt of Alexios Kallergis (1282–1299) * Revolt of Sfakia (1319) * Cretan Revolt (1332) * Cretan Revolt (1347) *Revolt of Saint Titus (1363–1368) *Conspiracy of Sifis Vlastos (1453–1454) *Revolt of George Kantanoleos (1570) Under Ottoman rule *Daskalogiannis Revolt (1770) *Crete during the Greek War of Independence (1821–1828) *Cretan Revolt (1841) *Cretan Revolt (1858) *Cretan Revolt (1866–1869) *Cretan Revolt (1878) *Cretan Revolt (1897–1898), which led to the creation of the Cretan State Under the Cretan State * Theriso Revolt The Theriso revolt ( el, Επανάσταση του Θερίσου) was an insurrection that broke out in March 1905 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crete
Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica. Crete rests about south of the Greek mainland, and about southwest of Anatolia. Crete has an area of and a coastline of 1,046 km (650 mi). It bounds the southern border of the Aegean Sea, with the Sea of Crete (or North Cretan Sea) to the north and the Libyan Sea (or South Cretan Sea) to the south. Crete and a number of islands and islets that surround it constitute the Region of Crete ( el, Περιφέρεια Κρήτης, links=no), which is the southernmost of the 13 top-level administrative units of Greece, and the fifth most populous of Greece's regions. Its capital and largest city is Heraklion, on the north shore of the island. , the region had a population of 636,504. The Dodecanese are located to the no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daskalogiannis Revolt
Ioannis Vlachos (), better known as Daskalogiannis (; 1722/30 – 17 June 1771) was a wealthy shipbuilder and shipowner who led a Cretan revolt against Ottoman rule in the 18th century.Detorakis, Turkish rule in Crete, p. 357 Life and career Ioannis Vlachos was born in Anopolis village in Sfakia, a semi-autonomous region of Crete, in 1722 or 1730. His father, who was also a wealthy shipowner, sent him to be educated abroad. Due to his education, his compatriots called him "''Daskalos''" (teacher), hence his nickname ''Daskalogiannis'', literally "John the Teacher." He is referred to as a town clerk in 1750, as chairman of the region of Sfakia in 1765, and as the owner of four, three-mast merchant ships.Detorakis, Turkish rule in Crete, p. 358 These would have sailed from Prosyalo and the gulf of Loutro. Daskalogiannis knew Emmanouil Benakis at Mani and it is likely that Benakis introduced him to Count Orlov who Catherine the Great had sent to the Peloponnese in 1769 to inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cretan Revolt (1897–1898)
The Cretan Revolt of 1897–1898 was a successful insurrection by the Greek population of Crete against the rule of the Ottoman Empire. The insurrectionists initially received supplies and armed support from the Kingdom of Greece and later also from the Great Powers (United Kingdom, France, Italy, Austria-Hungary, Germany and Russia). The insurrection was the culmination of several failed insurrections during the earlier part of the 19th century. After the outbreak of hostilities, several European powers attempted to mediate the conflict, blockage Crete and stop the combat on the Island. Conflict ended in 1898 when the insurgents and the Ottoman Empire agreed on a formula presented by the European powers that created an autonomous Crete under the authority of Prince George of Greece that still recognized Ottoman sovereignty. Background Previous revolts The conquest of Crete by the Ottoman Empire ended in 1669 with the capture of Candia. Crete then became an Ottoman province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cretan Revolt (1878)
The Cretan revolt of 1878 was an insurrection of the Cretan people against the Ottoman occupation of the island. This insurrection is part of a larger movement for independence from the Ottoman Empire, which Crete was part of since the middle of the 17th century. This conflict was marked by the Pact of Halepa which ended it and accorded a certain number of concessions to the Cretan people. Context Beginning in 1645, the conquest of Crete by the Ottoman Empire was completed in 1669 with the end of the Siege of Candia. The Ottoman period of the history of the island was interspersed with insurrections. In 1821, Greece revolted against the Ottoman occupation, and Crete takes part in the Greek Revolution. But in 1830, in the end of the war, Crete wasn't a part of the new Greek State. The island passed under the authority of Muhammad Ali of Egypt, for the services to the Ottoman Empire in the Greek Revolution in the Peloponnese. This Egyptian parenthesis lasted no more than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cretan Revolt (1866–1869)
Cretan Revolt may refer to one of the following uprisings in Crete: Under Venetian rule * Cretan Revolt (1212) of the Hagiostephanites family * Cretan Revolt (1217) of the Skordiles and Melissenos families * Cretan Revolt (1222) of the Melissenos family * Cretan Revolt (1230) * Revolt of the Chortatzes brothers (1272/73) * Revolt of Alexios Kallergis (1282–1299) * Revolt of Sfakia (1319) * Cretan Revolt (1332) * Cretan Revolt (1347) *Revolt of Saint Titus (1363–1368) *Conspiracy of Sifis Vlastos (1453–1454) *Revolt of George Kantanoleos (1570) Under Ottoman rule *Daskalogiannis Revolt (1770) *Crete during the Greek War of Independence (1821–1828) *Cretan Revolt (1841) *Cretan Revolt (1858) *Cretan Revolt (1866–1869) *Cretan Revolt (1878) *Cretan Revolt (1897–1898), which led to the creation of the Cretan State Under the Cretan State * Theriso Revolt The Theriso revolt ( el, Επανάσταση του Θερίσου) was an insurrection that broke out in March 1905 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cretan Revolt (1858)
Cretan Revolt may refer to one of the following uprisings in Crete: Under Venetian rule * Cretan Revolt (1212) of the Hagiostephanites family * Cretan Revolt (1217) of the Skordiles and Melissenos families * Cretan Revolt (1222) of the Melissenos family * Cretan Revolt (1230) * Revolt of the Chortatzes brothers (1272/73) *Revolt of Alexios Kallergis (1282–1299) *Revolt of Sfakia (1319) *Cretan Revolt (1332) *Cretan Revolt (1347) * Revolt of Saint Titus (1363–1368) *Conspiracy of Sifis Vlastos (1453–1454) * Revolt of George Kantanoleos (1570) Under Ottoman rule *Daskalogiannis Revolt (1770) *Crete during the Greek War of Independence (1821–1828) * Cretan Revolt (1841) * Cretan Revolt (1858) * Cretan Revolt (1866–1869) *Cretan Revolt (1878) The Cretan revolt of 1878 was an insurrection of the Cretan people against the Ottoman occupation of the island. This insurrection is part of a larger movement for independence from the Ottoman Empire, which Crete was part of since t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cretan Revolt (1841)
The Cretan Revolt of 1841 was one of many revolutions of the local Greeks to free themselves from the Ottoman Empire. It was part of what is known as the Eastern Question and more specifically the Egyptian-Ottoman War of 1839-1841, where Muhammad Ali's forces forced the Ottoman army to retreat at the Battle of Nezib. This made an attack on the Ottoman capital, Istanbul (Constantinople), through Syria possible, which went against the Great Power's interests of maintaining the Ottoman Empire. After the Great Power's intervention on the matter, there was a possibility that Crete would join the newly formed Kingdom of Greece, at first through diplomatic means. However, military intervention by the Kingdom of Greece was also considered, as the crisis had lifted the Greek people's spirits, who wanted to liberate their fellow Greeks, by any means necessary. There were two requests made by the Committee of Exiled Cretans, in late 1838 and 10 August 1839, which requested the island be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek War Of Independence
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829. The Greeks were later assisted by the British Empire, Bourbon Restoration in France, Kingdom of France, and the Russian Empire, while the Ottomans were aided by their North African vassals, particularly the eyalet of Egypt Eyalet, Egypt. The war led to the formation of modern Greece. The revolution is Celebration of the Greek Revolution, celebrated by Greeks around the world as Greek Independence Day, independence day on 25 March. Greece, with the exception of the Ionian Islands, came under Ottoman rule in the 15th century, in the decades before and after the fall of Constantinople. During the following centuries, there were sporadic but unsuccessful Ottoman Greece#Uprisings before 1821, Greek uprisings against Ottoman rule. In 1814, a secret organization called Filiki Et ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revolt Of George Kantanoleos
Rebellion, uprising, or insurrection is a refusal of obedience or order. It refers to the open resistance against the orders of an established authority. A rebellion originates from a sentiment of indignation and disapproval of a situation and then manifests itself by the refusal to submit or to obey the authority responsible for this situation. Rebellion can be individual or collective, peaceful ( civil disobedience, civil resistance, and nonviolent resistance) or violent (terrorism, sabotage and guerrilla warfare). In political terms, rebellion and revolt are often distinguished by their different aims. While rebellion generally seeks to evade and/or gain concessions from an oppressive power, a revolt seeks to overthrow and destroy that power, as well as its accompanying laws. The goal of rebellion is resistance while a revolt seeks a revolution. As power shifts relative to the external adversary, or power shifts within a mixed coalition, or positions harden or soften on e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
