Map of Rumelia as of 1801

Rumelia (turkish: Rum: Roman El: Land Rumeli: Lands of Rome), the area that was 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 Byzantines. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x644, 208 KB)Map of Rumelia in 1801 From The Ottoman Empire, 1801-1913 by William Miller. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x644, 208 KB)Map of Rumelia in 1801 From The Ottoman Empire, 1801-1913 by William Miller. ... Byzantine Empire (Greek: ), is the term conventionally used since the 19th century 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) دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power (1683) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Söğüt (1299-1326), Bursa (1326-1365), Edirne (1365-1453), İstanbul (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanl... 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 6, 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. ... Constantinople[1] was the name of the modern-day city of Ä°stanbul, Turkey over the centuries that it served as the second capital of the unified Roman Empire, and after its division into East and West, of the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire (from the city... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Thrace (Greek Θρᾴκη, ThrákÄ“, Bulgarian Тракия, Trakija, Turkish Trakya; Latin: Thracia or Threcia) is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe spread over southern Bulgaria, northeastern Greece (Western Thrace), and European Turkey. ... Bitola in Winter (January 2006) Bitola (Macedonian: Битола) is the second largest city in the Republic of Macedonia after the capital Skopje and third largest municipality after Kumanovo. ... 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 or Eastern Roumelia (Bulgarian: ; Ottoman Turkish: Rumeli-i Sarki; Modern Turkish: Sarki Rumeli, Greek Ανατολική Ρωμυλία) was an autonomous province in the Ottoman Empire from 1878 to 1885 (nominally to 1908). ... The separate Bulgaria after The Treatry of Berlin - Lithography Nikolay Pavlovich 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 the Ottoman government under Sultan Hamid revised the Treaty... This article is about the day of the year. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... A map of the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia before the Unification. ...

Today the word "Rumeli" is sometimes used to indicate the part of Turkey which is in Europe (provinces of Edirne, Kırklareli, Tekirdağ and the western part of Istanbul Province). However, "Rumeli" is almost always used in historical contexts, the modern Turkish name for the region being Trakya (Thrace). 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. ... Thrace (Greek Θρᾴκη, ThrákÄ“, Bulgarian Тракия, Trakija, Turkish Trakya; Latin: Thracia or Threcia) is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe spread over southern Bulgaria, northeastern Greece (Western Thrace), and European 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)
• Sokollu Mehmet Paşa (Mehmed-paša Sokolović) (1551-1555)
• Jegen Pasha (17th century)
• Ali Pasha (1741-1822)
• Georgantzoglu Pasha (1905)

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