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What happened in 1826?
11 events across 6 world regions, each with its sources.
Europe
Unification of ItalyThe unification of Italy, also known as the Risorgimento, was the 19th-century political and social movement that consolidated various states of the Italian peninsula into the single Kingdom of Italy. On 17 March 1861 the Kingdom of Italy was proclaimed in Turin, and the process completed in 1871 with Rome as the capital, following its capture in 1870.
SourcesWikipedia ↗Image: Sebastiano De Albertis / Public domain ↗
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Caucasian WarThe Caucasian War was a 19th-century conflict of conquest by the Russian Empire against various peoples of the North Caucasus, lasting from 1817 to 1864. Imam Shamil led fierce resistance, repeatedly repelling Russian attacks, until the fall of Gunib and his capture in 1859. The war ended with the final subjugation of the Circassians and the annexation of the region in 1864.
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Outbreak of the Russo-Circassian WarIn 1763, the Russian Empire invaded Circassia and occupied Mozdok, prompting the Circassian people to organize a resistance movement to preserve their independence, marking the beginning of the Russo-Circassian War. This conflict became the longest war in the history of the Caucasus and of Russia, ending in 1864 with the defeat of Circassian forces.
SourcesWikipedia ↗Image: Heinrich Ambros Eckert / Public domain ↗
Completion of Charlottenhof PalaceAround the early 19th century, Charlottenhof Palace was completed in Sanssouci Park, southwest of Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, Germany. It served as the summer residence of Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia, and later came under the care of the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg.
Founding of the Russian Colony AlexandrowkaIn 1826, King Frederick William III of Prussia commissioned the Russian colony of Alexandrowka in northern Potsdam in memory of the late Tsar Alexander I. Built between 1826 and 1827, the ensemble housed the last twelve singers of a Russian choir that had originally numbered 62 members, and featured a uniform Russian architectural style.
South Asia
- Signing of the Treaty of Yandabo
On 24 February 1826, the Treaty of Yandabo was signed between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Burma, ending the First Anglo-Burmese War. The treaty was signed at Yandabo village, only 80 km from the Burmese capital Ava, without negotiations. British General Sir Archibald Campbell and Burmese Governor Maha Min Hla Kyaw Htin signed on behalf of their sides, with the Burmese forced to accept British terms.
SourcesWikipedia ↗
First Anglo-Burmese WarThe First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–1826) was the first of three conflicts between the British Empire and the Burmese Konbaung dynasty. It began over control of northeastern India, with Burma initiating hostilities, and ended in a decisive British victory. Britain gained Assam, Manipur, Cachar, Jaintia, Arakan, and Tenasserim; Burma paid an indemnity of one million pounds sterling and signed a commercial treaty.
SourcesWikipedia ↗Image: J.Moore (fl. 1825) (see British Museum page on the artist and this list of his works which includes the detail that it w / Public domain ↗
Central & South America
Cisplatine WarFrom 1825 to 1828, armed conflict was fought between the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata and the Empire of Brazil over control of Cisplatina (modern-day Uruguay), which Brazil had previously annexed. The war resulted in the independence of Uruguay.
SourcesWikipedia ↗Image: See each file for details / Public domain ↗
West Asia
Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828From 1826 to 1828, the Russian Empire and Qajar Iran fought their last major military conflict over territorial disputes. Encouraged by Britain and pushed by the war party under Abbas Mirza, Iran sought to reclaim territories lost under the Treaty of Gulistan. Iran was defeated, and the Treaty of Turkmenchay resulted in further territorial losses.
SourcesWikipedia ↗Image: Литография Г. Беггрова по оригиналу В. Машкова / Public domain ↗
North America
Spanish American wars of independenceA series of armed conflicts in the early 19th century across Spanish American colonies, aiming to end Spanish rule and achieve political independence. The conflicts were fought primarily between Royalists, who supported a unitary Spanish monarchy, and Patriots, who sought autonomy or independence. This ultimately led to the separation and independence of most of Spanish America, occurring roughly between 1808 and 1833, and closely linked to the Napoleonic Wars and the Peninsular War in Spain.
Oceania
Musket WarsThe Musket Wars were a series of large-scale armed conflicts among Māori tribes in early 19th-century New Zealand, involving up to 3,000 battles and raids from around 1807 to 1842. Sparked by an intertribal arms race following the acquisition of muskets, the wars sought territorial gain or revenge, causing tens of thousands of casualties and enslavements, profoundly altering tribal boundaries, and influencing later New Zealand Wars.
SourcesWikipedia ↗Image: Merrett, Joseph Jenner, 1816-1854. / Public domain ↗
Around 1826
These are known only to the century, not to the year. They are listed separately so a rough date is never mistaken for an exact one.
- Outbreak of the Black War
- Emergence of the Enlightenment
- Museum Island construction begins
- Completion of Dom Pedro V Theatre
- Establishment of Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Industrial Heritage
- Construction of Hôtel Solvay begins
- Founding of Kulangsu as an International Settlement
- Construction of the Four Hydraulic Boat Lifts on the Canal du Centre begins