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When did Plovdiv become Ottoman?

Plovdiv (Philippopolis) · Today: Bulgaria · Balkans

524years under Ottoman rule

Plovdiv came under Ottoman rule in 1361; Ottoman rule ended in 1885. The count includes the autonomous period of 1878–1885.

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1361–1885 · 524 years

Chronology

  1. 1361
    Became Ottoman

    According to Ottoman chroniclers, Lala Şahin's forces took the city right after the conquest of Edirne.

    Sultan: Orhan
  2. 1412
    Note

    In the war between Bayezid's sons, Musa Çelebi seized the city and had its walls torn down.

  3. 1878
    Note

    After the war of 1877–1878 the city joined Eastern Rumelia, an autonomous Ottoman province.

    Sultan: Abdulhamid II
  4. 1885
    Left Ottoman rule

    The Principality of Bulgaria took over Eastern Rumelia and the city.

    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 1361

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