Map of Rumelia as of 1801

Rumelia (or Roumelia) (in Turkish Rumeli, the East Roman or Byzantine Empire), a name commonly used, from the 15th century onwards, to denote the part of the Balkan Peninsula subject to the Ottoman Empire. However the word "Rumeli" literally translates as "the land of Romans" in reference to Eastern Roman Empire, and hence during the 11th and 12th century it was widely used for Anatolia as it had been recently conquered from the Eastern Romans. The Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Greek-speaking Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe southeastern Europe (see the Definitions and boundaries section below). ... Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (the Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Bursa (1335 - 1365), Edirne (1365-1453), İstanbul (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million... Asia Minor lies east of the Bosporus, between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. ...

More precisely it was the country bounded north by Bulgaria, west by Albania and south by the Morea, or in other words the ancient provinces, including Constantinople and Thessaloniki, of Thrace and Macedonia. The name was ultimately applied more especially to a province composed of central Albania and western Macedonia, having Monastir for its chief town. Owing to administrative changes effected between 1870 and 1875, the name ceased to correspond with any political division. Eastern Rumelia was constituted an autonomous province of the Ottoman Empire by the Treaty of Berlin, 1878, but on September 18, 1885, after a bloodless revolution, it was united with Bulgaria. The Morea and surrounding states carved from the Byzantine Empire, as they were in 1265 (William R. Shepherd, Historical Atlas, 1911) The name Morea (Μωρέας) for Peloponnesos first appears in the 10th century in Byzantine chronicles. ... Map of Constantinople. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Thrace (Greek Θρᾴκη ThrákÄ“, Bulgarian Тракия Trakija, Turkish Trakya) is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe spread over southern Bulgaria, northeastern Greece, and European Turkey. ... Bitola-View of the old town Bitola (Macedonian Битола, Bulgarian Битоля, Albanian Manastir, Turkish Manastır, Greek Μοναστήρι, Serbian Bitolj/Битољ) is a city in Republic of Macedonia. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Flag of Eastern Rumelia Eastern Rumelia was a province of the Ottoman Empire that achieved a semi-autonomous status under the 1878 Treaty of Berlin, which replaced the Treaty of San Stefano between Russia and the Ottomans a few months earlier. ... The Treaty of Berlin was the final Act of the Congress of Berlin (June 13-July 13, 1878), by which the United Kingdom, Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and Turkey revised the Treaty of San Stefano signed on March 3 of the same year. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Today the word "Rumeli" is sometimes used to indicate the part of Turkey which is in Europe (provinces of Edirne, Kirklareli, Tekirdag and the western part of Istanbul Province). shows the Location of the Province Edirne Edirne is the westernmost province of Turkey, located in European Turkey (known in antiquity as Thrace) along the Greek border. ... shows the Location of the Province Kirklareli Kırklareli is a province of Turkey. ... Tekirdag province of in northwest Turkey includes the city of TekirdaÄŸ and its surrounding area. ... Shows the Location of the Province İstanbul Istanbul Province is a province located in north-west Turkey. ...

Administration

• The first beylerbey of Rumelia was Lala Shahin Pasha (Lala Şâhin Paşa, Sahin Pasha, Shahin Pasha), the tutor (lala) of Murad I. He had his seat in Philippopolis since 1362.
• In 1382 the capital of Rumelia was moved to Sofia.
• Shehabeddin Pasha (Sa'd ed-din Pasha) (1436)
• Jegen Pasha (17th century)
• Ali Pasha (1741-1822)
• Georgantzoglu Pasha (1905)