Permanent historical factsheet

Independence of Greece

Turkey · Warfare / Greek War of Independence. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1827–1832Date range
1Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1827

Mahmud II6 July 1827

Warfare / Greek War of Independence

The Turks are called on to make peace & grant Greek independence

Mahmud II20 October 1827

Navarino · Warfare / Greek War of Independence

Turkish defeat at Navarino leads to Greek independence

1832

Mahmud II11 May 1832

Istanbul · Warfare / Greek War of Independence

Greece (Hellas) is recognised as a free country from the Ottoman Empire

Names involved

Mahmud II

Provenance

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