Historical place archive

Adrianople in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Adrianople in Turkey. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

27 records15 event labels12 people1205โ€“1913

Historical events in Adrianople

1205

14 April 1205
Arrest of Baldwin I
Baldwin I ยท Holy Crusades, 4th

Arrested by the Bulgars then blinded, dies in captivity

14 April 1205
Battle of Adrianople
Baldwin I ยท Holy Crusades, 4th

Defeated & captured by the Bulgarian King Kaloyan. Arrested by the Bulgars then blinded, dies in captivity. After victory over Baldwin I at Adrianople, the Bulgars overrun Thrace & Macedonia

14 April 1205
Invasion of Macedonia
Baldwin I ยท Holy Crusades, 4th

After victory over the Baldwin I at Adrianople, the Bulgars overrun Thrace & Macedonia

14 April 1205
Invasion of Thrace
Baldwin I ยท Holy Crusades, 4th

After victory over the Baldwin I at Adrianople, the Bulgars overrun Thrace & Macedonia

1362

1362
Capital
Murad I ยท Government of Turkey

Renames Adrianople to Edirne & makes it his capital

1362
Capital
Murad I ยท Turkey-Byzantium War

Renames Adrianople to Edirne & makes it his capital

1362
Capture of Adrianople
Murad I ยท Turkey-Byzantium War

Renames Adrianople to Edirne & makes it his capital

1365

1365
Capital
Murad I ยท House of Osmanli

Murad I makes Adrianople his capital

1365
Capture of Adrianople
Murad I ยท House of Osmanli

Murad I captures Adrianople

1402

1402
Capital
Bayezid I the Thunderbolt ยท House of Osmanli

The capital of the Ottoman Empire is moved to Adrianople, a shift towards Europe

1545

August 1545
Treaty of Adrianople
Suleyman I the Magnificent ยท Suleymans West War

Charles V & Suleyman make peace in the Treaty of Adrianople

1829

September 1829
Rule of Armenia
Mahmud II ยท Russia-Turkey War

Under the Treaty of Adrianople Turkey recognizes Russian sovereignty over Georgia and parts of present-day Armenia

September 1829
Rule of Georgia
Mahmud II ยท Russia-Turkey War

Under the Treaty of Adrianople Turkey recognizes Russian sovereignty over Georgia and parts of present-day Armenia

September 1829
Treaty of Adrianople
Mahmud II ยท Russia-Turkey War

Forced to sign the Treaty granting Grece its independence.

September 1829
Treaty of Adrianople
Mahmud II ยท Russia-Turkey War

The Treaty of Adrianople gives Russia most of the eastern shore of the Black Sea and the mouth of the Danube.

September 1829
Treaty of Adrianople
Mahmud II ยท Russia-Turkey War

Under the Treaty of Adrianople Serbia achieves autonomy and Russia is allowed to occupy Moldova and Walachia (guaranteeing their prosperity, and full "liberty of trade" for them) until Turkey had paid a large indemnity.

September 1829
Treaty of Adrianople
Mahmud II ยท Russia-Turkey War

Under the Treaty of Adrianople Turkey recognizes Russian sovereignty over Georgia and parts of present-day Armenia.

1878

1878
Capture of Adrianople
Abdulhamid II ยท House of Osmanli

Russia captures Adrianople

1912

3 December 1912
Peace
Abdullah Pasha ยท Balkan Wars, 1st

Adrianople remains in Turkish hands

3 December 1912
Rule of Adrianople
Abdullah Pasha ยท Balkan Wars, 1st

Adrianople remains in Turkish hands

1913

1913
Capture of Adrianople
Maustafa Kemal Ataturk ยท Military

Helps capture Adrianople

January 1913
Siege of Adrianople
Mehmed Mehmed V ยท Balkan Wars, 1st

Bulgarian forces conquer Adrianople while Greek forces liberate Ioannina

26 March 1913
Surrender of Adrianople
Mehmed Shukri Pasha ยท Balkan Wars, 1st

Surrenders Adrianople after siege.

28 March 1913
Capture of Adrianople
Enver Bey ยท Balkan Wars, 2nd

Adrianople is captured by the Bulgarians, assisted by the Serbs, Turkey is brought back to the negotiating table in London

28 March 1913
Capture of Adrianople
Mehmed Shukri Pasha ยท Balkan Wars, 1st

Surrenders Adrianople to a combined Bulgar-Serb force

21 July 1913
Recapture of Adrianople
Enver Bey ยท Balkan Wars, 2nd

Ottoman forces retake Adrianople from Bulgaria.

23 July 1913
Ottoman Recapture of Adrianople
Enver Pasha ยท Balkan Wars, 2nd

Re-enters Adrianople with Ottoman forces.

Provenance

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