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When was Romania under Ottoman rule?

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Most of today's Romania consisted of Wallachia and Moldavia, principalities subject to the Ottomans; Timișoara and its region, however, were a directly ruled Ottoman province from 1552 to 1716.

For centuries the voivodeships of Wallachia and Moldavia remained tributary states governed by their own princes; the atlas shows these lands separately from the directly ruled regions. Timișoara was taken in 1552 and made the seat of a province, and it was taken by the Habsburgs in 1716. Romania gained its independence in 1878.

First Ottoman year1552Last Ottoman year1716Longest Ottoman period164 years
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TimișoaraTimișoara Open the map in 1552

Cities in this country

Timișoara164 years1552 – 1716

Chronology

  1. 1551
    Note · Timișoara

    Sokollu Mehmed Pasha besieged the fortress in October 1551 but failed.

  2. 1552
    Became Ottoman · Timișoara

    After three weeks of resistance against Kara Ahmed Pasha the garrison surrendered on 26 July 1552; the province of Temeşvar was created.

  3. 1716
    Left Ottoman rule · Timișoara

    The province lasted until 1716, when the city fell to Austria.

Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, article “ROMANYA” (in Turkish) and the atlas's city pages. Present-day borders are used.