Lagkadia, one of the historic chief villages of the Peloponnese, is a traditional mountain settlement built amphitheatrically on a steep slope of mountainous Gortynia. Its inhabitants became renowned as craftsmen, for from the mid‑18th century Lagkadia developed organised guilds of stone‑masons, the so‑called bouloukia, which travelled throughout the Peloponnese and Central Greece undertaking major construction projects. The contribution of Lagkadia to the Greek Revolution was decisive, centred on the powerful Deligiannis family and especially Kanellos Deligiannis. The Revolution was officially proclaimed in the village on 23 March 1821, and a few days later the killing of the Ottoman inhabitants and the burning of the mosque strengthened the Deligiannis family’s influence in the region, rallying the local population around them. Fighters from Lagkadia, such as the Filiki Etaireia member and merchant Dimitrios Dimitrakopoulos (1798–1889), took part in military engagements, while their role in constructing fortifications was of particular importance. In 1825, during the advance of the Turco‑Egyptian forces, Lagkadia had been evacuated, and Ibrahim chose to camp in the Deligiannis mansion, which he looted and destroyed upon his departure.