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Revolt · 1770
During the Russo-Ottoman War of 1768–1774 the Orlov brothers, commanders of the Russian fleet that had sailed into the Mediterranean, incited the Greeks of the Morea to revolt (1770). Russian forces landed on the peninsula and local uprisings broke out in several places. The uprisings were suppressed and the Morea remained Ottoman; order in the region was restored in 1779. Fifty years later the Morea would become the centre of the Greek revolt of 1821.
| Date | 1770 |
|---|---|
| Location | Peloponnese (Morea) |
| Result | The uprisings were suppressed; Ottoman administration in the Morea was put back in order in 1779 |
| Belligerents | Ottoman Empire (Mustafa III) | Greeks of the Morea Russian Empire (the Orlov brothers) |
|---|---|---|
| Commanders | Alexei and Fyodor Orlov |
Took place during the reign of Mustafa III (1757–1774). Mustafa III
Open the reign of Mustafa III on the mapBy the atlas's calculation the Ottoman lands covered about 4,753,000 km² in 1770; at the start of Mustafa III's reign they measured 4,753,000 km², at its end 4,612,000 km².
During Mustafa III (1757–1774) the atlas records 0 regions gained and 2 regions lost.
Regions lost: Crimean Khanate (Crimea and the Nogai steppe) (1771), Azov–Kuban (1771).
The sultan who seriously restarted military reform. But the war with Russia he entered in 1768 became the empire's heaviest defeat; he died before the peace was signed, and his brother paid the price.
Areas are land area computed from the atlas's region data; see Method and sources.
Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, “Mora” (Turkish); text written for the atlas.