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When did Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi become Ottoman?

Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (Akkerman) · Today: Ukraine · Central and Eastern Europe

316years under Ottoman rule

Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi came under Ottoman rule in 1484; Ottoman rule ended in 1806. It changed hands in between; there are 3 separate Ottoman periods.

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1484–1770 · 286 years1774–1789 · 15 years1791–1806 · 15 years

Chronology

  1. 1484
    Became Ottoman

    Bayezid II took the city from Moldavia on 4 August 1484; with it the entire Black Sea coast came under Ottoman control.

    Sultan: Bayezid II
  2. 1770
    Left Ottoman rule

    The Russians besieged and took the city.

    Sultan: Mustafa III
  3. 1774
    Became Ottoman

    The Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca returned it to the Ottomans.

    Sultan: Abdulhamid I
  4. 1789
    Left Ottoman rule

    The Russians took the city again.

    Sultan: Selim III
  5. 1791
    Became Ottoman

    The Treaty of Jassy restored it to Ottoman rule.

    Sultan: Selim III
  6. 1806
    Left Ottoman rule

    In November 1806 the Russian prince Kantakuzino took the city; the 1812 Treaty of Bucharest ceded it to Russia.

    Sultan: Selim III
  7. 1826
    Note

    The Akkerman Convention between the Ottomans and Russia was signed here.

    Sultan: Mahmud II

How the total is counted: years of actual Ottoman rule are added up. Temporary occupations shorter than a year (that were reversed) are not subtracted; they appear as notes in the chronology.

In the atlas

On the atlas map the city lies in the region “Budjak–Bessarabia”. Map colours work at region level, so the city's own dates may differ from the region's by a few years.

Open the map in 1484

Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, “AKKİRMAN” (Turkish); text written for the atlas.