| Berkovitsa rebellion | |||||||
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| Part of theBulgarian–Ottoman wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Bulgarian rebels | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Mancho Punin | Şerif Mehmed | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 4,000 | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
TheBerkovitsa rebellion orMancho's rebellion (Bulgarian:Манчова буна, Манчова размирица) broke out in theBerkovitsa (Turkish:Berkofce)nahiya, part of theOttoman Empire, on 7 May 1836.[1] It was led by Mancho Punin.[2] That year there were also rebellions in nearbyPirot and inBelogradchik.
^ a: Despite not achieving independence, the rebels negotiated the expulsion of the Ottoman ayan Şerif Mehmed