{"slug": "imbros", "label": "Imbros", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imbros", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q658437", "qid": "Q658437", "description": "island off the northwestern coast of Turkey", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [-498, 1456], "span_label": ["499 BCE", "1456 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 3}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "lemnos", "label": "Lemnos", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "athens", "label": "Athens", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "piraeus", "label": "Piraeus", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "attica", "label": "Attica", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "thrasybulus", "label": "Thrasybulus", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "rhodes", "label": "Rhodes", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "byzantium", "label": "Byzantium", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "caria", "label": "Caria", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "chios", "label": "Chios", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kos", "label": "Kos", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "mausolus", "label": "Mausolus", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "turkey", "label": "Turkey", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -498, "year_label": "499 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Miltiades the Younger, the ruler of the Thracian Chersonese, which has been under Persian suzerainty since approximately 514 BC, joins the Ionian revolt. He seizes the islands of Lemnos and Imbros from the Persians.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350129380#Greece", "title": "499 BC", "revid": 1350129380, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -392, "year_label": "393 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Pharnabazus dispatches Conon with substantial funds and a large part of the fleet to Attica, where he joins in the rebuilding of the long walls from Athens to Piraeus, a project that had been initiated by Thrasybulus in the previous year. The construction is soon completed and Athens quickly takes advantage of its walls and its fleet to seize the islands of Scyros, Imbros, and Lemnos, on which it establishes cleruchies (citizen colonies).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363862420#Greece", "title": "393 BC", "revid": 1363862420, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -355, "year_label": "356 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Social War begins between the Second Athenian League, led by Athens, and its revolting allies of Chios, Rhodes, and Kos as well as the independent state Byzantium. Mausolus, the tyrant of Caria, instigates the rebellion against the Athenian control of these states. The revolting allies ravage the islands of Lemnos and Imbros which are loyal to Athens.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1343819365#Greece", "title": "356 BC", "revid": 1343819365, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -306, "year_label": "307 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Antigonus gives Athens control of the island of Lemnos and Imbros.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359452513#Greece", "title": "307 BC", "revid": 1359452513, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": 1347, "year_label": "1347 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "April", "text": "April – The Knights Hospitaller defeat a Turkish fleet, and sink 100 ships off Imbros.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1289406739#January–December", "title": "1347", "revid": 1289406739, "section": "Events › January–December"}}, {"year": 1456, "year_label": "1456 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 24", "text": "January 24 – After Dorino II Gattilusio seizes ownership of the Greek mainland harbor of Ainos and the islands of Samothrace and Imbros, Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II orders a blockade the port with 10 ships and leads a ground invasion. After the surrender off Ainos, Mehmed II sends his Admiral Mirza Yunus Beg commences the take control of Samothrace and Imbros.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371442849#January–March", "title": "1456", "revid": 1371442849, "section": "Events › January–March"}}]}