Theodoros Ziakas ( el, Θεόδωρος Ζιάκας;

Mavronoros, Grevena Mavronoros () is a village of the Grevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Theodoros Ziakas. The 2011 census recorded 78 residents in the village. Mavronoros is a part of the community of ...

, 1798 – Atalanti, 1882) was a chieftain in Macedonia during the

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 ...

in 1821.

Biography

His family were

Armatoloi The armatoles ( el, αρματολοί, armatoloi; sq, armatolë; rup, armatoli; bs, armatoli), or armatole in singular ( el, αρματολός, armatolos; sq, armatol; rup, armatol; bs, armatola), were Christian irregular soldiers, or mi ...

Western Macedonia Western Macedonia ( el, Δυτική Μακεδονία, translit=Ditikí Makedonía, ) is one of the thirteen Modern regions of Greece, regions of Greece, consisting of the western part of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia. Located in north-western ...

. When the

broke out, Theodoros and his brother Yiannoulas, who was the successor in the leadership of "Ziakas' Armatoliki", begun the war to the

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and liberated the region of

Grevena Grevena ( el, Γρεβενά, ''Grevená'', , rup, Grebini) is a town and municipality in Western Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the Grevena regional unit. The town's current population is 13,374 citizens (2011). It lies about from Athe ...

. In 1826 Mehmet Agha leader of Ottoman military troops attacked and destroyed the headquarters of "Ziakas' Armatoliki" in

. Yannulas Ziakas was killed in that battle, but Theodoros got away in Southern

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

. Two years later, Theodoros Ziakas returned in Grevena region, took over the leadership of "Ziakas' Armatoliki" and established his new headquarters in Pindus mountains (Valia Kalda). He started a new war against the

until the end of the

in the Grevena region, and after the establishment of the new

First Hellenic Republic The First Hellenic Republic ( grc-gre, Αʹ Ελληνική Δημοκρατία) was the provisional Greek state during the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire. From 1822 until 1827, it was known as the Provisional Administra ...

he moved in Atalanti. Theodoros Ziakas was also a chieftain in the

region during the 1854 Macedonian RebellionΟ Θεόδωρος Ζιάκας και η συμμετοχή του στους απελευθερωτικούς αγώνες του 'Εθνους / Παπαϊωάννου, Μιλτ. Ι. -- Θεσσαλονίκη : χ.ο., 1981
/ref> Theodoros Ziakas took the western

Pindus The Pindus (also Pindos or Pindhos; el, Πίνδος, Píndos; sq, Pindet; rup, Pindu) is a mountain range located in Northern Greece and Southern Albania. It is roughly 160 km (100 miles) long, with a maximum elevation of 2,637 metres ...

, using it as a base from which to raid the

area. However, under pressure from the large Ottoman army and the unpropitious diplomatic circumstances, a truce was negotiated by the consuls of

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and

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. Hostilities ceased in June 1854 and the rebel leaders returned to the

Kingdom of Greece The Kingdom of Greece ( grc, label=Greek, Βασίλειον τῆς Ἑλλάδος ) was established in 1832 and was the successor state to the First Hellenic Republic. It was internationally recognised by the Treaty of Constantinople, where ...

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Ziakas Family
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zakias, Theodoros 1798 births 1882 deaths Hellenic Army officers Greek revolutionaries 19th-century Greek military personnel Greek military leaders of the Greek War of Independence Macedonian revolutionaries (Greek) People from Grevena (regional unit)