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When did Nafplio become Ottoman?

Nafplio (Nauplia) · Today: Greece · Balkans

254years under Ottoman rule

Nafplio came under Ottoman rule in 1540; Ottoman rule ended in 1823. It changed hands in between; there are 2 separate Ottoman periods.

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1540–1686 · 146 years1715–1823 · 108 years

Chronology

  1. 1540
    Became Ottoman

    Under the Ottoman-Venetian treaty of 3 October 1540 the town and its fortress were ceded to the Ottomans.

    Sultan: Suleiman I
  2. 1686
    Left Ottoman rule

    In the Venetian siege the garrison held out three or four weeks before surrendering.

    Sultan: Mehmed IV
  3. 1715
    Became Ottoman

    Turkish forces besieged and recovered the town on 20 July 1715.

    Sultan: Ahmed III
  4. 1823
    Left Ottoman rule

    Kolokotronis, a leader of the Greek uprising, seized the town; the first Greek National Assembly met 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 “Morea (Peloponnese)”. 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 1540

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