Epirus revolt of 1611

The uprising in Epirus of 1611, also known as uprising of Dionysios Skylosophos, was an anti-Ottoman rebellion[1][2] by Albanian peasants, organized and led by the former Greek Orthodox bishop Dionysios. The peasants and shepherds who rebelled, attacked the city of Ioannina, the seat of the Ottoman governor of the region, on September 10, 1611. The following day the uprising was brutally suppressed by the Ottoman authorities with support from the local Greek Orthodox notables and the ringleaders were executed.[3] As a result of the revolt the privileges which the native inhabitants of Ioannina enjoyed since the beginning of Ottoman rule (1430) were annulled.[4]

  1. ^ Braddock, Joseph (1973). The Greek Phoenix. Coward, McCann & Geoghegan. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-698-10487-7. There was a Greek rising in Epirus in 1611...
  2. ^ Clogg, Richard (20 June 2002). A Concise History of Greece. Cambridge University Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-521-00479-4. Even during the darkest period in the fortunes of the Greeks there were sporadic revolts against Ottoman rule... In 1611 a short-lived revolt was launched in Epirus by Dionysios Skylosophos.
  3. ^ Doja 2022, p. 751:The uprising in Janina ended in failure, put down with the support of local Greek notables (...)
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Oswalld100 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).