From Thessaly to Anatolia and even in Bulgaria itself, rebellions continue to challenge Ottoman domination as a new force rises up to unite Moldavia, Romania, and Transylvania for the first time.
Major Characters in this Episode
Rudolf II
Michael the Brave
Radu Șerban
Sultan Mehmed III
Simion Movilă
Tsar Shishman III
Ahmed I
Timeline for this episode
1596-7 Serb Uprising
1597, Plague hits Constantinople, killing 16 of Murad III’s 28 daughters
1598, uprising around Tarnovo in response to the expectation that Hapsburg armies must be coming south of the Danube soon
1598, Austrians recaptured Győr and Komarom
1598, Karayazıcı uprising
1599, Battle of Șelimbăr
1599, Michael the Brave defeats the Ottomans at Nikopol
1600, Battle of Mirăslău
1600, use photo of Constantinople from 1600
1600-1601 Thessaly Rebellion
1601, Battle of Guruslău
1601, Assassination of Michael the Brave and his replacement by Simion Movilă
1602, Simion Movilă is ousted by the Boyars and replaced by Radu Șerban
1603, death of Mehmed III
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