Mandra (Mandra)
Mandra is a village in the municipality of Haskovo, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria.
The prominent Ottoman Ayan Hasköylü Emin Ağa, who belogend to the Bulgarian Turks, was born 1751 in this village. Around 1794-1795 he became the captain of 25.000 Kardzhali's, a band of Mountain Bandits (Rumeli Dağlı İsyanları) in Rumelia, and ruled the Kardzhali-Haskovo area, de facto independent of the Sublime Porte. He built a big konak, which today can only be seen as a ruin. He take many Bulgarian women to his harem. Among them, they was Güzel Gergana (the beautiful Gergana), where played a major role in his downfall, although she was pregnant by him at that time. His eldest son was Selim. Emin Aga's brother was called Mehmed. The Kardzhali gang attacked Edirne, at the 1806 Edirne incident.
Emin Ağa's rule ended in 1813 when he was defeated by the Sublime port, he died in 1830.
The prominent Ottoman Ayan Hasköylü Emin Ağa, who belogend to the Bulgarian Turks, was born 1751 in this village. Around 1794-1795 he became the captain of 25.000 Kardzhali's, a band of Mountain Bandits (Rumeli Dağlı İsyanları) in Rumelia, and ruled the Kardzhali-Haskovo area, de facto independent of the Sublime Porte. He built a big konak, which today can only be seen as a ruin. He take many Bulgarian women to his harem. Among them, they was Güzel Gergana (the beautiful Gergana), where played a major role in his downfall, although she was pregnant by him at that time. His eldest son was Selim. Emin Aga's brother was called Mehmed. The Kardzhali gang attacked Edirne, at the 1806 Edirne incident.
Emin Ağa's rule ended in 1813 when he was defeated by the Sublime port, he died in 1830.
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One of the earliest societies in the lands of modern-day Bulgaria was the Neolithic Karanovo culture, which dates back to 6,500 BC. In the 6th to 3rd century BC the region was a battleground for ancient Thracians, Persians, Celts and Macedonians; stability came when the Roman Empire conquered the region in AD 45. After the Roman state splintered, tribal invasions in the region resumed. Around the 6th century, these territories were settled by the early Slavs. The Bulgars, led by Asparuh, attacked from the lands of Old Great Bulgaria and permanently invaded the Balkans in the late 7th century. They established the First Bulgarian Empire, victoriously recognised by treaty in 681 AD by the Eastern Roman Empire. It dominated most of the Balkans and significantly influenced Slavic cultures by developing the Cyrillic script. The First Bulgarian Empire lasted until the early 11th century, when Byzantine emperor Basil II conquered and dismantled it. A successful Bulgarian revolt in 1185 established a Second Bulgarian Empire, which reached its apex under Ivan Asen II (1218–1241). After numerous exhausting wars and feudal strife, the empire disintegrated and in 1396 fell under Ottoman rule for nearly five centuries.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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BGN | Bulgarian lev | лв | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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BG | Bulgarian language |
TR | Turkish language |