Topic

Chiprovtsi Uprising

Subject Conflict 1688 CE – 1689 CE

The Chiprovtsi Uprising against Ottoman rule organized in northwestern Bulgaria by Roman Catholic Bulgarians also involves many Eastern Orthodox Christians.

It breaks out after the capture of Belgrade by Austria on September 6, 1688 and endd unsuccessfully, with the center of insurrectionary activity, Chiprovtsi, being completely destroyed by Ottoman forces.