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When did Pleven become Ottoman?

Pleven (Plevna) · Today: Bulgaria · Balkans

484years under Ottoman rule

Pleven came under Ottoman rule in 1393; Ottoman rule ended in 1877. The Defence of Plevna and the 'Plevna March' come from this siege.

Pleven
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1393–1877 · 484 years

Chronology

  1. 1393
    Became Ottoman

    According to the TDV encyclopedia the town must have come under Ottoman rule this year.

    Sultan: Bayezid I
  2. 1877
    Left Ottoman rule

    The town fell after Gazi Osman Pasha's long defence against the Russo-Romanian army in July–December 1877.

    Sultan: Abdulhamid 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 “Danubian Bulgaria”. 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 1393

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