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Four Balkan states defeated the Ottoman Empire in the first war; one of the four, Bulgaria, was defeated in the second war. The Ottoman Empire lost nearly all of its holdings in Europe. Austria-Hungary, although not a combatant, was weakened as a much enlarged Serbia pushed for union of the South Slavic peoples. [ 41 ]
Coined in the early 20th century, the term "Balkanization" traces its origins to the depiction of events during the Balkan Wars (1912–1913) and the First World War (1914–1918). It did not emerge during the gradual secession of Balkan nations from the Ottoman Empire over the 19th century, but was coined at the end of the First World War.
The word was used by the Ottomans in Rumelia in its general meaning of mountain, as in Kod̲j̲a-Balkan, Čatal-Balkan, and Ungurus-Balkani̊, but it was especially applied to the Haemus mountain. [21] [22] The name is still preserved in Central Asia with the Balkan Daglary (Balkan Mountains) [23] and the Balkan Region of Turkmenistan.
The movement for Balkan Socialist Federation arose after the Young Turk Revolution in 1908. The First Balkan Socialist Conference was held on January 7–9, 1910 in Belgrade. The main platforms at this conference were Balkan unity and action against the impending wars. Another important aspect was the call for a solution to the Macedonian Question.
Location of White Serbia c. 560 AD, according to Francis Dvornik (1949–1956) Slavic and Serbian migrations to the Balkans According to De Administrando Imperio ( DAI ), written by the Byzantine emperor Constantine VII (912-959), the Serbs originated from the " White Serbs " who lived on the "other side of Turkey" (name used for Hungary ), in ...
Pages in category "History of the Balkans" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Map showing the borders of the Balkan states before and after both Balkan Wars.. The League of the Balkans was a quadruple alliance formed by a series of bilateral treaties concluded in 1912 between the Eastern Orthodox kingdoms of Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro, and directed against the Ottoman Empire, [1] which still controlled much of Southeastern Europe.
The first Balkan tribe to be defeated by the Celts was the Illyric Autariatae, who, during the 4th century BC, had enjoyed a hegemony over much of the central Balkans, centred on the Morava valley. [2] An account of Celtic tactics is revealed in their attacks on the Ardiaei. [further explanation needed]