. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. SERVIANS. 186 THE SERVIANS, BULGARIANS, AND ROUMANIANS. 187 of its Tliracian, Macedonian, Albanian, and Greek possessions. BntSerA^a was destined soon to fall to pieces before the advanc-Q.,..ing power of tlie Tnrks. At various times the Turks ravaged of with special severity ; and a vast number of the inha- Turkishbitants emigrated to Hungary and to other Slav
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. SERVIANS. 186 THE SERVIANS, BULGARIANS, AND ROUMANIANS. 187 of its Tliracian, Macedonian, Albanian, and Greek possessions. BntSerA^a was destined soon to fall to pieces before the advanc-Q.,..ing power of tlie Tnrks. At various times the Turks ravaged of with special severity ; and a vast number of the inha- Turkishbitants emigrated to Hungary and to other Slav territories, *y^*^y-retaining their religion and institutions against all attempts to Magyarisethem. In 1804 the Servians at last, under Kara George, or BlackBlack George, roused themselves against the Turks, and in driving them out after long and wearisome struggles. In1813, however, the Turks returned, to be again attacked under the. MONTENEGKIN WOMAN. leadersliip of Milosh Obrenovich, who was declared prince by the nationalassembly, and in 1830 gained the consent of the Porte to his authoritybeing continued to his descendants. In 18G2 the Turkish garrisons wereremoved from Belgrade, and the Mahometan inhabitants have verylargely withdrawn from the country. The present King Q-oduaiMilan succeeded in 1872. In 1878 the Servians declared war gain of inde-against Turkey, and were saved from destruction by the inter-vention of Russia. By the treaty of Berlin, Servia gained an increase ofterritory and became a kingdom independent of Turkey. In 1885 they THE INHABITANTS OF EUROPE. were led very ill-advisedly to make war upon Bulgaria,—their enemy oflong standing,—and suffered severely. The Servians are a much more conspicuous nationality, and are quite the most intellectual of the southern Slavs, having a very considerable literature. The majority belong to the Greek Church; but character some are Roman Catholics. Ed
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