city Bitlis: All Data

Bitlis is a city in Turkey. This page covers its chronology of mentions across 5,500 years of history, including capitals, battles, events and subdivisions. Part of Phersu Atlas.

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Bitlis: Chronology of Mentions

Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.

1158 AD
Capital of Beylik of Dilmac
1496 AD
Capital of Principality of Bitlis
1915 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Bitlis, part of Russian Conquest of Armenia
1916 AD
Mentioned in Event: Russian Conquest of Armenia
1918 AD
Mentioned in Event: Ottoman offensive (Caucasus campaign)
1920 AD
Mentioned in Event: Pro-independence and White movements in the Caucasus during the Russian Civil War
1920 AD
Mentioned in Event: Red Army invasion of Georgia and Armenia
2025 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Province of Bitlis Province, part of Republic of Türkiye