Following Serbia's successful revolt, the Greeks no see whether they can overcome the Ottoman military and Europe's newfound anti-revolutionary conservatism to gain their independence. Meanwhile, new wealth, stability, and writings are laying the groundwork for the Bulgarian National Revival.
Major Characters in this Episode
Sultan Mahmut II
Mohammad Ali
Tsar Alexander I of Russia
Tsar Nicholas of Russia
Klemens von Metternich
Ali Pasha of Ioannina
Petar Beron
Timeline for this Episode
1821-30, Greek war of independence (Hundreds of Bulgarian volunteers take part)
1821-1823 Ottoman-Persian War
1823, Treaty of Erzurum
Early 1824, clashes between Bulgarians and the Greek clergy in Vratsa
1824, Peter Beron published a textbook in Brasov (in Austrian controlled Transylvania) which introduces the Bell-Lancaster mutual learning method into Bulgaria
1824, Sultan Mahmut II in 1824 invites Muhammad Ali Pasha to intervene in Greece
1825, death of Tsar Alexander I, ascension of the reactionary Tsar Nicholas I
