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When did Chalcis become Ottoman?

Chalcis (Negroponte) · Today: Greece · Aegean and Mediterranean islands

361years under Ottoman rule

Chalcis came under Ottoman rule in 1470; Ottoman rule ended in 1831. For almost two centuries it had been Venice's chief base in the Aegean.

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1470–1831 · 361 years

Chronology

  1. 1470
    Became Ottoman

    Mehmed the Conqueror, leading the army in person and supported by Mahmud Pasha's fleet, besieged and took the city from Venice.

    Sultan: Mehmed II
  2. 1831
    Left Ottoman rule

    Held by the Ottomans throughout the Greek uprising, the city was handed to Greece in 1831 after the peace took effect.

    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 “Euboea (Negroponte)”. 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 1470

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