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.
| Berkovitsa rebellion | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Bulgarian–Ottoman wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Bulgarian rebels |
 Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Mancho Punin | Şerif Mehmed | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 4,000 | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
References
edit- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Evgheni Dinchev; Alexander tour (Firm) (December 2002). Bulgaria guide book. Alexander Tour. p. 189. ISBN 978-954-9942-35-4.
Notes
edit^ a: Despite not achieving independence, the rebels negotiated the expulsion of the Ottoman ayan Şerif Mehmed