Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule

E438989

The Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule marks the late 19th-century end of nearly five centuries of Ottoman domination and the re-establishment of a Bulgarian state, achieved largely through the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
political event
ally Bulgarian volunteers
Romania NERFINISHED
Russian Empire NERFINISHED
cause European Great Power rivalry in the Balkans
decline of the Ottoman Empire
rise of Bulgarian national revival
commemoratedBy Liberation Day (Bulgaria) NERFINISHED
commemoratedOn 3 March
country Bulgaria
endTime 1878
follows Bulgarian National Revival NERFINISHED
hasDuration nearly five centuries of Ottoman domination ended
influenced Bulgarian independence declaration of 1908 NERFINISHED
Unification of Bulgaria (1885) NERFINISHED
involvedGroup Bulgarian revolutionary committees NERFINISHED
Bulgarian volunteer corps (Opalchentsi) NERFINISHED
involvedMilitaryLeader Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (the Elder) NERFINISHED
Osman Pasha NERFINISHED
Tsar Alexander II of Russia NERFINISHED
location Balkan Peninsula NERFINISHED
Danube River region NERFINISHED
Pleven NERFINISHED
Plovdiv NERFINISHED
Shipka Pass NERFINISHED
Sofia NERFINISHED
mainConflict Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 NERFINISHED
mediatedBy Treaty of Berlin (1878) NERFINISHED
Treaty of San Stefano NERFINISHED
opponent Ottoman Empire
partOf Balkan national liberation movements NERFINISHED
Eastern Question NERFINISHED
precededBy Ottoman conquest of the Second Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED
result creation of Eastern Rumelia as an autonomous province
creation of the Principality of Bulgaria
end of Ottoman rule over most of Bulgaria
international recognition of Bulgarian autonomy
re-establishment of Bulgarian statehood
significance laid foundations for modern Bulgarian state
marked the end of nearly five centuries of Ottoman domination in Bulgarian lands
significantEvent April Uprising of 1876 NERFINISHED
Battle of Shipka Pass NERFINISHED
Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 NERFINISHED
Siege of Pleven NERFINISHED
Treaty of Berlin (1878) NERFINISHED
Treaty of San Stefano NERFINISHED
startTime 1877
timePeriod late 19th century

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia commemorates Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule