Bender, Ottoman Empire

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Bender in the Ottoman Empire was a fortified town (now Bender in Moldova) notable for serving as the refuge of Sweden’s King Charles XII after his defeat at the Battle of Poltava.

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Label Occurrences
Bender, Ottoman Empire canonical 1

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman fortress
fortified town
alternativeName Bendery
Tighina
associatedBattle Battle of Poltava
associatedEvent Charles XII of Sweden
surface form: Charles XII’s exile in the Ottoman Empire
controlledBy Crimean Khanate
Ottoman Empire
country Ottoman Empire
fortificationType citadel
walled town
garrisonedBy Ottoman troops
historicalEra Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period
hostedPerson Charles XII of Sweden
Charles XII of Sweden
surface form: King Charles XII
locatedIn Bessarabia
locatedOn Dniester
surface form: Dniester River
nearBorderWith Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Russian Empire
notableEvent refuge of Charles XII of Sweden after the Battle of Poltava
partOf Ottoman defensive system on the Dniester
periodOfUse early 18th century
presentCountry Moldova
presentLocation Transnistria
surface form: Bender, Moldova
region Eastern Europe
significance important Ottoman stronghold in Bessarabia
site of Swedish royal exile
strategicRole defense of Ottoman frontier in Bessarabia
usedAs border fortress
military stronghold
refuge for foreign rulers

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Subject: Bender, Ottoman Empire
Description of subject: Bender in the Ottoman Empire was a fortified town (now Bender in Moldova) notable for serving as the refuge of Sweden’s King Charles XII after his defeat at the Battle of Poltava.

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Charles XII of Sweden residence Bender, Ottoman Empire