History and chronology of Mahmud II in Turkey

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General

Greek Independence
Greek War Independence
House Osmanli
Rebellion
Revolution
Russia Persia War
Russia Turkey War
Turkey Egypt War

Events

Battle Mitylene
Battle Navarino
Capture Athens
Capture Belgrade
Capture Ipsara
Capture Thebes
Conference London
Convention Kutahya
Declaration War
Independence
Invasion Peloponnese
Invasion Samos
Massacre Janissaries
Massacre Mamelukes
Rebellion
Rule Armenia
Rule Caspian Sea
Rule Danube
Rule Samos
Siege Athens
Siege Cairo
Succession
Treaty Adrianople
Treaty Constantinople
Treaty London
Treaty Turkmanchai

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Adrianople
Armenia
Athens
Belgrade
Cairo
Caspian Sea
Constantinople
Ipsara
Istanbul
Kutahya
London
Mitylene
Navarino
Peloponnese
River Danube
Samos
Thebes
Turkmanchai

Mahmud II History of Turkey


1808	Succession
Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey
1809	Declaration of War
Nov Declares war on Russia
1811	Capture of Belgrade
10th Feb Belgrade Russia captures Belgrade & the Turkish army
1811	Massacre Mamelukes
1st Mar Cairo Massacres the Mamelukes at Cairo
1811	Siege of Cairo
1st Mar Cairo Massacres the Mamelukes at Cairo
1824	Battle of Mitylene
Nov Mitylene An Ottoman Army is defeated & nearly destroyed by the Greeks
1824	Capture of Ipsara
Ipsara An Ottoman Army captures Ipsara from the Greeks
1825	Massacre Janissaries
May Istanbul A corps loyal to Mahmud lay siege to Janissaries' barracks & masacre 6,000-10,000
1825	Rebellion
May Istanbul Janissaries rebel after Mahmud orders a new corps to replace them
1825	Rule of Danube
4th April River Danube Forced to obey Russia's ultimatum by Britain & France
4th April River Danube Recieves an ultimatum from Russia to restore the status quo to the Danube
1827	Battle of Navarino
Oct Navarino British & French fleets destroy the Turkish navy, the turning point in the war
20th Oct Navarino The Turkish & Egyptian armada is defeated by the British, French & Russians
20th Oct Navarino Turkey rejects the treaty of London which leads to defeat at Navarino
20th Oct Navarino Turkish defeat at Navarino leads to Greek independence
1827	Independence
6th July The Turks are called on to make peace & grant Greek independence
20th Oct Navarino Turkish defeat at Navarino leads to Greek independence
1827	Siege of Athens
5th June Athens Turkish forces enter Athens & force the defenders of the Acropolis to capitulate
1827	Treaty of London
6th July London Britain, France & Russia pledge to support Greece against the Turks
6th July London The Turkish Sultan will be the supreme ruler of Greece
6th July London The Turks are called on to make peace & grant Greek independence
6th July London Turkey rejects the treaty of London which leads to defeat at Navarino
1828	Capture of Athens
Athens Greek nationalists capture Athens
1828	Capture of Thebes
Thebes Greek nationalists capture Thebes
1828	Invasion of Peloponnese
Peloponnese The French land a force of 10,000 soldiers in the Peloponnese to stop the Ottomans
1828	Rule of Armenia
Armenia Russia retains a part of Armenia under the treaty of Turkmanchai
1828	Rule of Caspian Sea
Caspian Sea Under the treaty of Turkmanchai Russia has exclusive naval rights on the Caspian Sea
1828	Treaty of Turkmanchai
Turkmanchai Ends the war between Russia & Persia
1829	Conference of London
London Ends the war between Russia & Turkey
London Establishes the borders of Greece
London Establishes the Greek borders & its independence for the 1st time in 4 centuries
London The London Agreements end the wars between Russia & Turkey of Nov 1828 & March 1829
London Turkey surrenders Moldavia & Wallachia to Russia
1829	Treaty of Adrianople
Adrianople Forced to sign the treaty granting Grece its independence
1830	Rule of Samos
Samos Mahmout II is forced to recognize the principality of Samos under a Chris tian ruler
Samos The Great Powers return Samos to Turkey but it retains its autonomy
1832	Independence
11th May Constantinople Greece (Hellas) is recognised as a free country from the Ottoman Empire
1832	Rule of Samos
10th Dec Samos The Sultan recognizes Samos as a principality with it's own Parliament
10th Dec Samos Turkish suzerainty over Samos Begins & lasts 80 yrs
1832	Treaty of Constantinople
July Constantinople Greece (Hellas) is recognised as a free country from the Ottoman Empire
1833	Convention Kutahya
4th May Kutahya Halts hostilities, Egypt is allowed to have sovereignty over Syria & Cilicia
1833	Declaration of War
Declares war on Egypt
1834	Invasion of Samos
13th May Samos The Turkish Admiral Hassan Bey landed troops at Vathy
1834	Rule of Samos
Samos The Sultan imposes the system of "the Hegemony" on Samos