Berkovitsa rebellion (1836)

Berkovitsa rebellion
Part of the Bulgarian–Ottoman wars
Date1836
Location
Result Disputed
Belligerents
Bulgarian rebels Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Mancho Punin Şerif Mehmed
Strength
4,000 Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Berkovitsa rebellion or Mancho's rebellion (Bulgarian: Манчова буна, Манчова размирица) broke out in the Berkovitsa (Turkish: Berkofce) nahiya, part of the Ottoman Empire, on 7 May 1836.[1] It was led by Mancho Punin.[2] That year there were also rebellions in nearby Pirot and in Belogradchik.

References

  1. ^ BANU (May 1985). Information Bulgaria: a short encyclopaedia of the People's Republic of Bulgaria. Pergamon Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-08-031853-0.
  2. ^ Evgheni Dinchev; Alexander tour (Firm) (December 2002). Bulgaria guide book. Alexander Tour. p. 189. ISBN 978-954-9942-35-4.

Notes

^ a: Despite not achieving independence, the rebels negotiated the expulsion of the Ottoman ayan Şerif Mehmed