Treaty of Kuchuk Kainarji
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Military History
- Subcategories: Treaties, Agreements, Negotiations
- Curriculum: 18th Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History, Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: Russia, Europe, Balkans, Bulgaria
- Date: July 21, 1774
Article abstract: The Treaty of Kuchuk Kainarji is signed following a war against the Turks and grants Russia a permanent foothold on the Black Sea.
Summary of Event
The Treaty of Kuchuk Kainarji (in Turkish, Küçük Kaynarci), signed in July, 1774, marked the ascendancy of Russia and the further weakening of the Ottoman Empire in southeastern Europe. Austria previously had broken the Turkish threat to the central Danubian Basin through the Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699. Several times throughout the eighteenth century Russia, another adversary of the...
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