Eastern Rumelia

autonomous territory in the Ottoman Empire from 1878-1885
AdministrativeArea vassal_and_tributary_state_of_the_ottoman_empire Q459780
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Eastern Rumelia was an administrative area in Europe established on July 13, 1878. Its capital was Plovdiv. The official languages were Bulgarian, Ottoman Turkish, and Greek. The area had a population of 975k. Eastern Rumelia is located in the country of Bulgaria.

Eastern Rumelia

Summary

Eastern Rumelia is a vassal and tributary state of the Ottoman Empire[1]. It draws 149 Wikipedia views per month (vassal_and_tributary_state_of_the_ottoman_empire category, ranking #3 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Eastern Rumelia is in the country of Bulgaria[3].
  • Eastern Rumelia's continent is recorded as Europe[4].
  • Eastern Rumelia's instance of is recorded as vassal and tributary state of the Ottoman Empire[5].
  • Eastern Rumelia's capital is recorded as Plovdiv[6].
  • Eastern Rumelia's official language is recorded as Bulgarian[7].
  • Eastern Rumelia's official language is recorded as Ottoman Turkish[8].
  • Eastern Rumelia's official language is recorded as Greek[9].
  • Eastern Rumelia's currency is recorded as Ottoman lira[10].
  • Eastern Rumelia's flag image is recorded as Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844–1922).svg[11].
  • Eastern Rumelia's shares border with is recorded as Adrianople vilayet[12].
  • Eastern Rumelia's shares border with is recorded as Salonica vilayet[13].
  • Eastern Rumelia's basic form of government is recorded as absolute monarchy[14].
  • Eastern Rumelia's locator map image is recorded as Eastern Rumelia in Ottoman Empire (1900).svg[15].
  • Eastern Rumelia's Commons category is recorded as Eastern Rumelia[16].
  • +1878-07-13T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Eastern Rumelia[17].
  • Eastern Rumelia was dissolved in +1908-00-00T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Eastern Rumelia's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.14333333333333, 'lon': 24.74888888888889}[19].
  • Eastern Rumelia's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01p0hb[20].
  • Eastern Rumelia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Eastern Rumelia[21].
  • Eastern Rumelia's population is recorded as {'amount': '+975030'}[22].
  • Eastern Rumelia's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • Eastern Rumelia's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[24].
  • Eastern Rumelia's replaces is recorded as Ottoman Empire[25].
  • Eastern Rumelia's replaced by is recorded as Principality of Bulgaria[26].
  • Eastern Rumelia's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Eastern-Rumelia[27].

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Geography

Eastern Rumelia is in the country of Bulgaria[3]. Its continent is recorded as Europe[4].

Physical Characteristics

Eastern Rumelia's population is recorded as {'amount': '+975030'}[22].

Designation and Status

Eastern Rumelia's instance of is recorded as vassal and tributary state of the Ottoman Empire[5].

History and Context

+1878-07-13T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Eastern Rumelia[17].

Why It Matters

Eastern Rumelia draws 149 Wikipedia views per month (vassal_and_tributary_state_of_the_ottoman_empire category, ranking #3 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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