Bender, Ottoman Empire

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Bender in the Ottoman Empire was a fortified town (now Bender in Moldova) notable for serving as the refuge of Sweden’s King Charles XII after his defeat at the Battle of Poltava.

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Bender, Ottoman Empire canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman fortress ⓘ
fortified town ⓘ
alternativeName Bendery ⓘ
Tighina ⓘ
associatedBattle Battle of Poltava ⓘ
associatedEvent Charles XII’s exile in the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
controlledBy Crimean Khanate ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
country Ottoman Empire ⓘ
fortificationType citadel ⓘ
walled town ⓘ
garrisonedBy Ottoman troops ⓘ
historicalEra Early modern period ⓘ
linked to: Early Modern period
hostedPerson Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ
King Charles XII ⓘ
locatedIn Bessarabia ⓘ
locatedOn Dniester River ⓘ
linked to: Dniester
nearBorderWith Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
notableEvent refuge of Charles XII of Sweden after the Battle of Poltava ⓘ
partOf Ottoman defensive system on the Dniester ⓘ
periodOfUse early 18th century ⓘ
presentCountry Moldova ⓘ
presentLocation Bender, Moldova ⓘ
linked to: Transnistria
region Eastern Europe ⓘ
significance important Ottoman stronghold in Bessarabia ⓘ
site of Swedish royal exile ⓘ
strategicRole defense of Ottoman frontier in Bessarabia ⓘ
usedAs border fortress ⓘ
military stronghold ⓘ
refuge for foreign rulers ⓘ

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Charles XII of Sweden → residence → Bender, Ottoman Empire ⓘ