DeveltosDeveltos (Bulgarian: Деултум, Greek: Δεβελτός, Δηβελτός, Δεουελτός, Δεούελτος, Διβηλτóς) or Deultum was an ancient city and bishopric in Thrace. It was located at the mouth of the river Sredetska reka on the west coast of Lake Mandrensko, previously part of the Gulf of Burgas, and near the modern village of Debelt.
Sredets MunicipalitySredets Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Средец, Obshtina Sredets) is a municipality in Burgas Province, Bulgaria. It includes the town of Sredets and 31 villages.
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)Eleventh and penultimate conflict of the Russo-Turkish warsBelligerentsRussian EmpireGuard of FinlandBulgarian LegionRomaniaSerbiaMontenegroGreeceGreek rebelsSerbian rebelsKurdish rebelsOttoman EmpireAlbanian volunteersCircassian volunteersPolish LegionKurdish volunteersCommanders and leadersAlexander IIGD.
Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829)Ninth conflict of the Russo-Turkish wars The Russo-Turkish War of 1828–1829 resulted from the Greek War of Independence of 1821–1829; war broke out after the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II closed the Dardanelles to Russian ships and in November 1827 revoked the 1826 Akkerman Convention in retaliation for the participation of the Imperial Russian Navy in the Battle of Navarino of October 1827.[page needed] The Ottoman Empire had bloodily abolished its centuries-old regular army, the Janissary Corps, in 1826.
CircassiansNorthwest Caucasian ethnic groupEthnic groupThe Circassians, also known as the Cherkess or the Adyghe (Adyghe and Kabardian: Адыгэхэр, romanized: Adygəxər, IPA:), are a Northwest Caucasian ethnic group native to Circassia, a region and former country in the North Caucasus.
Ottoman EmpireThe Ottoman Empire, also known historically as Turkey or the Turkish Empire, was a state that spanned much of Southeastern Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th century to the early 20th century, centred in modern-day Turkey. It also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe between the early 16th and early 18th centuries.
Burgas ProvinceBurgas (Bulgarian: Област Бургас, romanized: Oblast Burgas, formerly the Burgas okrug) is a province in southeastern Bulgaria on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. The province is named after its administrative and industrial centre, the city of Burgas, the fourth biggest town in the country. It is the largest province by area, with a territory of 7,748.1 km2 (2,991.6 sq mi) that is divided into 13 municipalities.
Treaty of Adrianople (1829)The Treaty of Adrianople (also called the Treaty of Edirne) concluded the Russo-Turkish War of 1828–29, between Imperial Russia and the Ottoman Empire. The terms favored Russia, which gained access to the mouths of the Danube and new territory on the Black Sea. The treaty opened the Dardanelles to all commercial vessels, granted autonomy to Serbia, and promised autonomy for Greece.
Ilinden–Preobrazhenie UprisingAnti-Ottoman revolt in the Balkans (1903)BelligerentsIMAROSMACKruševo RepublicStrandzha CommuneOttoman EmpireCommanders and leadersDame GruevBoris SarafovNikola KarevGeorgi SugarevYane SandanskiMihail GerdzhikovLazar MadzharovStamat IkonomovIvan Tsonchev (SMAC)Hüseyin Hilmi PashaOmer Ruchidi PashaStrength 26,408 (IMARO figures) 350,931 (IMARO figures)Casualties and losses IMARO figures: 994 insurgents killed / wounded4,694 civilians killed3,122 girls and women raped176 girls and women abducted12,440 houses burned70,835 people left homeless 5,328 killed / wounded (IMARO figures)The Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising (Bulgarian: Илинденско-Преображенско въстание, romanized: Ilindensko-Preobrazhensko vastanie), consisting of the Ilinden Uprising (Macedonian: Илинденско востание, romanized: Ilindensko vostanie; Greek: Εξέγερση του Ίλιντεν, romanized: Exégersi tou Ílinden) and Preobrazhenie Uprising, was an organized revolt against the Ottoman Empire from August to October 1903.
BulgariaCountry in Southeastern EuropeBulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania across the Danube river to the north.
BessarabiaBessarabia () is a historical region in Eastern Europe, bounded by the Dniester river on the east and the Prut river on the west. About two thirds of Bessarabia lies within modern-day Moldova, with the Budjak region covering the southern coastal region and part of the Ukrainian Chernivtsi Oblast covering a small area in the north. In the late 14th century, the newly established Principality of Moldavia encompassed what later became known as Bessarabia.
Bulgarian languageBulgarian is an Eastern South Slavic language spoken in Southeast Europe, primarily in Bulgaria. It is the language of the Bulgarians. Along with the closely related Macedonian language (collectively forming Macedo-Bulgarian), it is a member of the Balkan sprachbund and South Slavic dialect continuum of the Indo-European language family.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.