This article is about the entire historical region. For the Ottoman province of Rumelia, see Rumelia Eyalet. For the Ottoman autonomous province, see Eastern Rumelia. For the Greek region of Roúmeli, see Central Greece.
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Map of Rumelia in 1801
Rumelia (Ottoman Turkish: روم ايلى, romanized: Rum İli, transl. Land of the Romans;[a] Turkish: Rumeli; Greek: Ρωμυλία) was the name of a historical region in Southeastern Europe that was administered by the Ottoman Empire, roughly corresponding to the Balkans. In its wider sense, it was used to refer to all Ottoman possessions and vassals in Europe. These would later be geopolitically classified as "the Balkans", with the general exception of Hungary, Moldova, Romania and Slovakia.[1][2][3][4] During the period of its existence, Rumelia was more often known in English as Turkey in Europe.
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^Juhász, József (2015). "Hungary and the Balkans in the 20th Century — From the Hungarian Perspective". Prague Papers on the History of International Relations: 115 – via CEJSH. After 1918, with the massive reduction of Hungary's territory and influence, many Western observers held Hungary to be one of the nations of the Balkans. But Hungary never regarded itself as part of that region, especially since the term 'Balkans' carried negative connotations.
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Rumelia (Ottoman Turkish: روم ايلى, romanized: Rum İli, transl. Land of the Romans; Turkish: Rumeli; Greek: Ρωμυλία) was the name of a historical region...
The Eyalet of Rumeli, or Eyalet of Rumelia (Ottoman Turkish: ایالت روم ایلی, Eyālet-i Rūm-ėli), known as the Beylerbeylik of Rumeli until 1591, was a...
unification of the Principality of Bulgaria and the province of Eastern Rumelia in the autumn of 1885. It was co-ordinated by the Bulgarian Secret Central...
eventually unite into the Association for the Defence of Rights of Anatolia and Rumelia in the Sivas Congress. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in the...
principalities. Later, it became part of the Ottoman province or Eyalet of Rumelia. The name Rumelia (Turkish: Rumeli) means "Land of the Romans" in Turkish, referring...
This created a much smaller principality, alongside an autonomous Eastern Rumelia within the Ottoman Empire. In practice, Bulgaria's status as an Ottoman...
domination for five centuries as part of the province or Eyalet of Rumelia. The name Rumelia (Turkish: Rumeli) means "Land of the Romans" in Turkish, referring...
corridor and constitutes what remains of the once-vast Ottoman region of Rumelia. It is currently also of specific geostrategic importance because the sea...
Serbia and incorporated the semi-autonomous Ottoman territory of Eastern Rumelia in 1885, proclaiming itself an independent state on 5 October 1908. In...
Ottomans in 1382. From 1530 to 1836, Sofia was the regional capital of Rumelia Eyalet, the Ottoman Empire's key province in Europe. Bulgarian rule was...
Albanian Bulgarian Greek Serbian Congress of Berlin Annexation of Eastern Rumelia Serbo-Bulgarian War Greco-Turkish War of 1897 Cretan State IMRO & Ilinden–Preobrazhenie...
capital of the autonomous Ottoman region of Eastern Rumelia. In 1885, Plovdiv and Eastern Rumelia joined Bulgaria. There are many preserved ruins such...
of the eyalets of Rumelia and Anatolia, and uniting them as an independent eyalet. In 1580, Bosnia, previously a district of Rumelia, became an eyalet...
Eastern Rumelia on February 10, 1885. The original purpose of the committee was to gain autonomy for the region of Macedonia (Western Rumelia), but in...
Demiryolu) (reporting mark: CO) was an Ottoman railway company operating in Rumelia (the European part of the Ottoman Empire, corresponding to the Balkan peninsula)...
Adriatic Sea to the Black Sea. The term Balkan Peninsula was a synonym for Rumelia in the 19th century, the parts of Europe that were provinces of the Ottoman...
Armenians, which claimed up to 300,000 lives. Ottoman territories in Europe (Rumelia) were lost in the First Balkan War (1912–1913). Ottomans managed to recover...
Eastern Rumelia (1885). All three countries, as well as Montenegro, sought additional territories within the large Ottoman-ruled region known as Rumelia, comprising...
Romanes. Zargari people, Shia Muslim Roma in Iran, who once came from Rumelia/Southern Bulgaria from the Maritsa Valley in Ottoman times and settled...
Republic of Bulgaria 1908–1946: Tsardom of Bulgaria (reunified with Eastern Rumelia where was a part of the Ottoman Empire) 1878–1908: Principality of Bulgaria...
second part was to be an autonomous province of the Ottoman Empire—Eastern Rumelia The third and largest part—all of the Macedonia and Lozengrad—were restored...
Empire Voivodeship of Maramureș Founding of Wallachia Founding of Moldavia Rumelia Eyalet Early Modern Times Silistra Eyalet Principality of Transylvania...
as Egypt's governor. In 1808, Hurshid Pasha served as the governor of Rumelia. In March 1809, he was sent to Serbia (the Sanjak of Smederevo) to repress...
Census in Eastern Rumelia of 1878: Census of Eastern Rumelia in 1880: The ethnic composition of the population of Eastern Rumelia, according to the provincial...
total also doesn't include the tributary states of Egypt, Bulgaria, East Rumelia, Samos, or Thasos 1837 estimate Includes all of modern-day Saudi Arabia...
Byzantine–Ottoman wars Siege of Thessalonica (1422–1430) Ottoman Greece Rumelia Eyalet Greek War of Independence Manastir Vilayet Sanjak of Monastir Sanjak...
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