History and chronology of Abdulhamid II in Turkey

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Balkan Wars
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Armistice
Battle Aleksinac
Battle Alexinatz
Battle Djunis
Birth
Capture Adrianople
Capture Kars
Capture Plevna
Congress Berlin
Dardanelles
Death
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Rule Bosnia
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Rule Cyprus
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Djunis
Hejaz Railway
Hejaz
Kars
Plevna
Roumelia
San Stefano

Abdulhamid II History of Turkey


1842	Birth
21st Sep Birth of Abdulhamid II
1876	Armistice
31st Oct Russia forces Tukey to agree to an armistice
1876	Battle of Aleksinac
1st Sep Aleksinac The Serbs are defeated by the Turks
1876	Battle of Alexinatz
12th Aug Alexinatz The Serbs hold up Turkish forces advancing on Belgrade
1876	Battle of Djunis
19th Oct Djunis The Serbs are defeated by the Turks
1876	Declaration of War
30th June Serbia & Montenegro declare war on Turkey
1876	Exile of Abdulhamid II
Forces Midhat Pasha into exile
1876	Rebellion
July The Chris tian peasants of Herzogovinia rebel against Muslim landlords & Ottoman rulers
1876	Siege of Belgrade
12th Aug Alexinatz The Serbs hold up Turkish forces advancing on Belgrade
1876	Succession
Succeeds as Emperor of Turkey
1877	Capture of Kars
Kars Russia captures Kars
1877	Capture of Plevna
Plevna Russia captures Plevna
1877	Declaration of War
Russia declares war on Turkey
1877	Siege of Constantinople
Constantinople Britain warns Russia not to capture Constantinople
1877	Treaty of Peace
1st Mar The Turks & Serbs agree a peace treaty based on the status quo
1878	Capture of Adrianople
Adrianople Russia captures Adrianople
1878	Capture of Kars
3rd Mar Kars Russia captures Kars from the Ottoman Empire
1878	Congress of Berlin
Berlin The Turkish government agrees to obey the Organic Law of 1868, and to guarantee the civil rights of non-Muslim subjects
Berlin Under the Congress of Berlin Bosnia and Herzegovina are placed under the administration of Austria-Hungary
3rd Mar Berlin The congress aims to revise the treaty of San Stefano and keep Constantinople in Ottoman hands and disavow Russia's victory over the decaying Ottoman Empire in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78
June Berlin Territory ceded by the Ottoman empire at San Stefano is returned
June Berlin The Congress leads to the treaty of Berlin which supersedes the treaty of San Stefano
June Berlin The Congress of Berlin cedes Ardahan to Russia
June Berlin The Congress of Berlin cedes Batum to Russia
June Berlin The Congress of Berlin cedes Cyprus to Britain
June Berlin The Congress of Berlin cedes Kars to Russia
June Berlin The Congress of Berlin confirms the independence of Montenegro
June Berlin The Congress of Berlin confirms the independence of Romania
June Berlin The Congress of Berlin confirms the independence of Serbia
June Berlin The Congress of Berlin creates a quasi-autonomous Ottoman province of Eastern Roumelia
June Berlin The Congress of Berlin places Bosnia-Hercegovina under Austro-Hungarian control
June Berlin The Congress of Berlin places Macedonia under Ottoman sovereignty
June Berlin The Congress of Berlin promises Crete constitutional government
13th June Berlin Opening day of the Congress of Berlin to resolve the "Eastern Question"
1878	Independence
Sanefano Independence of Serbia, Bulgaria & Romania is recognized by the treaty of San Stefano
June Berlin The Congress of Berlin confirms the independence of Montenegro
June Berlin The Congress of Berlin confirms the independence of Romania
June Berlin The Congress of Berlin confirms the independence of Serbia
1878	Rule of Batum
June Batum The Congress of Berlin cedes Batum to Russia
1878	Rule of Bosnia
June Berlin The Congress of Berlin places Bosnia-Hercegovina under Austro-Hungarian control
1878	Rule of Crete
June Crete The Congress of Berlin promises Crete constitutional government
1878	Rule of Cyprus
June Berlin The Congress of Berlin cedes Cyprus to Britain
1878	Rule of Kars
June Kars The Congress of Berlin cedes Kars to Russia
1878	Rule of Macedonia
June Berlin The Congress of Berlin places Macedonia under Ottoman sovereignty
1878	Rule of Roumelia
June Roumelia The Congress of Berlin creates a quasi-autonomous Ottoman province of Eastern Roumelia
1878	Treaty of San Stefano
Sanefano Revised after Britain threatens war & Bismarck promises to act as "honest broker"
3rd Mar Sanefano Independence of Serbia, Bulgaria & Romania is recognized by the treaty of San Stefano
3rd Mar Sanefano Turkey capitulates & signs the treaty of San Stefano with Russia
1891	Dardanelles
29th Aug Daradanelles Opens the Dardanelles to Russian shipping only
12th Sep Daradanelles Explains the opening of the Dardanelles to the satisfaction of the British Ambassador
1900	Hejaz Railway
1st Sep Hejaz Railway Announces a new railway between Damascus to the Holy Places in Arabia
1st Sep Hejaz Announces a new railway between Damascus to the Holy Places in Arabia
1902	Rebellion
Sep Bulgarians cross into Macedonia & declare a provisional government
Sep The rebellion is supreses after several massacres in Chris tian villages in Macedonia
1903	Diplomacy
13th Feb Chateau d'Eau Russia & Austria jointly demand Turkey make reforms in the Balkans
1903	Rebellion
About 200 Macedonian villages are destroyed by the Turks in retribution
Bulgaria wishes to have a bigger say in the administration of Macedonia
1903	Rule of Balkans
13th Feb Chateau d'Eau Russia & Austria jointly demand Turkey make reforms in the Balkans
1903	Rule of Macedonia
About 200 Macedonian villages are destroyed by the Turks in retribution
Bulgaria wishes to have a bigger say in the administration of Macedonia
1908	Rebellion
The Young Turks Committee sieze power
1909	Abdication
Forced to abdicate by the Young Turks
1918	Death
10th Feb Death of Abdulhamid II