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| 1609 |
| | | The Blue Mosque, commissioned by Ahmed I, begins to rise in Istanbul like a twin to the nearby Santa Sophia | |
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| 1768 |
| | | A border incident at Balta, in the southern Ukraine, sparks a war between Russia and Turkey that will last six years | |
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| 1774 |
| | | In the treaty of Kuchuk Kainarji, ending the recent Russo-Turkish war, the Ottoman empire cedes the Crimea to Russia | |
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| 1774 |
| | | The treaty of Kuchuk Kainarji grants Russia special rights in relation to the Christian Holy Places under Ottoman control | |
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| 1806 |
| | | Karageorge captures Belgrade and wins a limited independence for Serbia within the Ottoman empire | |
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| 1820 |
| | | The Eastern Question, concerning Turkey's ability to control its vast empire, becomes a persistent nineteenth-century theme | |
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| 1821 |
| | | An uprising in Greece against Turkish rule is followed by the massacre of several thousand Muslims | |
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| 1827 |
| | | Britain, France and Russia, supporting Greek independence, defeat the Turkish and Egyptian fleets at Navarino | |
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| 1832 |
| | | Greece wins independence, with the 17-year-old Otto of Bavaria as king | |
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| 1840 |
| | | Muhammad Ali, officially viceroy for the Turkish sultan, establishes his own ruling dynasty on the throne of Egypt | |
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