Himara Revolt of 1596

Himara Revolt
Part of the Long War
DateJuly–August 1596
Location
Himara, Ottoman Empire (now Albania)
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Himariots  Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Archbishop Athanasius
Strength
1,300
100 Spaniards
Casualties and losses
+80

The Himara Revolt of 1596 was an Albanian uprising organized by Archbishop Athanasius I of Ohrid in the region of Himara against the Ottoman Empire. It was part of a range of anti-Ottoman movements in the Western Balkans at the end of the 16th century during the Long Turkish War in the Balkans. The revolt received the support of various western powers and was instigated through local leaders, scholars and clergy as well as Greek military figures in their service.

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