Massacre

Stara Zagora massacre

31 Jul 1877 – 2 Aug 1877 · 42.43° N, 25.63° E

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When
31 Jul 1877 – 2 Aug 1877
Kind
Massacre
Coordinates
42.43° N, 25.63° E
Description
ottoman massacre of Bulgarian civilians

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Stara Zagora massacre

Ottoman massacre of Bulgarian civilians

The Stara Zagora massacre was the mass murder of approx. 14,000 civilian Bulgarians, accompanied by the burning and complete destruction of the City of Stara Zagora on 31 July–2 August [O.S. 19–21 July] 1877, committed by regular Ottoman troops commanded by Süleyman Hüsnü Pasha, during the Battle of Eski Zagra of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878).

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