Balkan Wars (as observer and through border deployments)
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The Balkan Wars were a series of early 20th-century conflicts in Southeastern Europe in which Balkan states fought to seize territories from the weakening Ottoman Empire, reshaping the region’s political boundaries and tensions on the eve of World War I.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Balkan Wars (as observer and through border deployments) canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
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war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Balkan conflicts of 1912–1913 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
decline of the Ottoman Empire
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territorial ambitions of Balkan states ⓘ |
| conflictType | interstate war ⓘ |
| endTime | 1913 ⓘ |
| followedBy | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
increased tensions before World War I
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redrawing of Balkan borders ⓘ weakening of Ottoman control in Europe ⓘ |
| hasPart |
First Balkan War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Balkan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| location |
Balkans
NERFINISHED
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Southeastern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Kingdom of Bulgaria
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Montenegro NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Austria-Hungary (diplomatic involvement)
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Balkan League NERFINISHED ⓘ France (observer role) NERFINISHED ⓘ German Empire (observer role) NERFINISHED ⓘ Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire (diplomatic involvement) NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom (observer role) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Italo-Turkish War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionAffected |
Albania
NERFINISHED
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Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Macedonian Question
NERFINISHED
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nationalism in the Balkans ⓘ |
| result |
territorial gains for Bulgaria
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territorial gains for Greece ⓘ territorial gains for Montenegro ⓘ territorial gains for Serbia ⓘ territorial losses for the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| significantBattle |
Battle of Bregalnica
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Kumanovo NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Lule Burgas NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Adrianople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1912 ⓘ |
| treaty |
Treaty of Bucharest (1913)
NERFINISHED
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Treaty of Constantinople (1913) NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of London (1913) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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