As the Austrian army closes in on Bulgarian lands, uprisings begin anew. But will the inspiration of men like Petar Parchevich and Petar Bogdan be enough? And when this long series of wars with the Ottomans finally comes to an end, what new world will emerge? In short, some things will change forever while others will stay exactly the same...

Major Characters in this Episode

Sultan Suleiman II

Sultan Ahmed II

Sultan Mustafa II

Imre Thököly

Petar Parchevich

Petar Bogdan

Peter the Great

Timeline for this episode

• 1688, the Chiprovtsi uprising

• 1688, The 9 Years War Begins

• 1689, Second Crimean Campaign

• Fall of 1689, Holy League forces capture Vidin

• 1689, Karposh Uprising

• 1690, Michael I Apafi and is replaced by Emeric Thököly as Prince of Transylvania after he is released from prison to attack there a third time and finally meets success.

• 1690, Ottoman reconquest of Belgrade

• 1691, Second failed Polish expedition into Moldavia

• 1691, Suleiman II dies

• 1691, Imre Thököly is forced out of Transylvania

• 1691, Battle of Slankamen

• 1692, Austrians take Oradea

• 1692, Ottomans retake some of Morea

• 1692, Venetians attacked Candia and Christians on the island rebelled, but both failed and the Ottomans retained control

• 1695-6, Azov Campaign

• 1697, Battle of Zenta

• 1698, Battle of Podhajce

• 1699, Treaty of Karlowitz