The Greek Revolution, also known as the as the Greek War of Independence, was a waged by the Greeks against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1832. The Greek revolutionaries were assisted by the Russian Empire, Great Britain, France, and several other European powers. The Ottomans were supported by the Eyalet of Egypt, and partly by the Beylik of Tunis.
The revolution was lead by a society called Filiki Eteria, who under the Leadership of Alexander Ypsilantis aimed to unite all Greeks in an armed organization to overthrow Turkish rule led by Sultan Mahmud II and revive the Byzantine Empire which fell in 1453. Also they called for an empire with Constantinople as the capital, and did not wish the formation of a new national state. Filiki
The revolution was lead by a society called Filiki Eteria, who under the Leadership of Alexander Ypsilantis aimed to unite all Greeks in an armed organization to overthrow Turkish rule led by Sultan Mahmud II and revive the Byzantine Empire which fell in 1453. Also they called for an empire with Constantinople as the capital, and did not wish the formation of a new national state. Filiki