Cretan Revolt may refer to one of the following uprisings in
Crete
Crete ( ; , Modern Greek, Modern: , Ancient Greek, Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the List of islands by area, 88th largest island in the world and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fifth la ...
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Under Venetian rule
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Cretan Revolt (1212) of the Hagiostephanites family
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Cretan Revolt (1217) of the Skordiles and Melissenos families
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Cretan Revolt (1222) of the Melissenos family
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Cretan Revolt (1230)
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Revolt of the Chortatzes brothers (1272/73)
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Revolt of Alexios Kallergis (1282–1299)
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Revolt of Sfakia (1319)
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Cretan Revolt (1332)
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Cretan Revolt (1347)
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Revolt of Saint Titus
The Revolt of Saint Titus () was a fourteenth-century rebellion against the Republic of Venice in the Venetian colony of Crete. The rebels overthrew the official Venetian authorities and attempted to create an independent state, declaring Crete a ...
(1363–1368)
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Conspiracy of Sifis Vlastos The Conspiracy of Sifis Vlastos () was a fifteenth-century planned rebellion against the Republic of Venice in the overseas colony of Crete, named after its chief instigator. Vlastos and his collaborators were betrayed to the Venetian authorities, ...
(1453–1454)
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Revolt of George Kantanoleos
Rebellion is an uprising that resists and is organized against one's government. A rebel is a person who engages in a rebellion. A rebel group is a consciously coordinated group that seeks to gain political control over an entire state or a ...
(1570)
Under Ottoman rule
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Daskalogiannis Revolt
Ioannis Vlachos (), better known as Daskalogiannis (; 1722/30 – 17 June 1771), was a wealthy shipbuilder and shipowner who led a Cretan revolt against Ottoman rule in the 18th century.
Life and activity
Ioannis Vlachos was born in Anopolis ...
(1770)
*Crete during the
Greek War of Independence
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829. In 1826, the Greeks were assisted ...
(1821–1828)
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Cretan Revolt (1841)
The Cretan Revolt of 1841 was one of many revolutions of the local Greeks to free themselves from the Ottoman Empire.
It was part of what is known as the Eastern Question and more specifically the Egyptian-Ottoman War of 1839–1841, where Muha ...
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Cretan Revolt (1858) Cretan Revolt may refer to one of the following uprisings in Crete:
Under Venetian rule
* Cretan Revolt (1212) of the Hagiostephanites family
* Cretan Revolt (1217) of the Skordiles and Melissenos families
* Cretan Revolt (1222) of the Melissenos f ...
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Cretan Revolt (1866–1869) Cretan Revolt may refer to one of the following uprisings in Crete:
Under Venetian rule
* Cretan Revolt (1212) of the Hagiostephanites family
* Cretan Revolt (1217) of the Skordiles and Melissenos families
* Cretan Revolt (1222) of the Melissenos f ...
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Cretan Revolt (1878)
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Cretan Revolt (1897–1898)
The Cretan Revolt of 1897–1898 was a successful insurrection by the Greek Orthodox population of Crete against the rule of the Ottoman Empire after decades of rising tensions. The Greek insurrectionists received supplies and armed support firs ...
, which led to the creation of the Cretan State
Under the Cretan State
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Theriso Revolt (1905)
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