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The Peace Treaty of Adrianople (also called the Treaty of Edirne) concluded the Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829
Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829

The Russo?Turkish War of 1828?1829 was sparked by the Greek War of Independence. The war broke out after the Sultan, incensed by the Russian participation in the Battle of Navarino, closed the Dardanelles for Russian ships and revoked the Akkerman Convention....
 between Russia and the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire , also known by its contemporaries as the Turkish Empire or Turkey , was an empire that lasted from 1299?1923. It was Treaty of Lausanne by the Republic of Turkey, which was officially proclaimed on October 29, 1923....
. It was signed on September 14, 1829 in Adrianople by Russia's Count Aleksey Orlov and by Turkey's Abdul Kadyr-bey. The Ottoman Empire gave Russia access to the mouths of the Danube
Danube

The Danube is the longest river in the European Union and Europe's second longest river after the Volga.The river originates in the Black Forest in Germany as the much smaller Brigach and Breg River rivers which join at the eponymously named German town Donaueschingen, after which it is known as the Danube and flows eastwards for a distance...
 and the fortresses of Akhaltsikhe
Akhaltsikhe

Akhaltsikhe , Akhaltskha; also known as Lomsia) is a small city in southwestern Georgia , Mkhare of Samtskhe-Javakheti with a population of 46,134....
 and Akhalkalaki
Akhalkalaki

Akhalkalaki is a small city in Georgia 's southern region of Samtskhe-Javakheti with a population of 60,975. Akhalkalaki lies on the edge of the Javakheti Volcanic Plateau....
 in Georgia
Georgia (country)

Georgia is a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region, located at the dividing line between Europe and Asia. It is bordered by the Russia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Armenia to the south, and Turkey to the southwest....
. The Sultan recognized Russia's possession of Georgia (with Imeretia, Mingrelia, Guria
Guria

Guria is a region in Georgia , in the western part of the country, bordered by the eastern end of the Black Sea. The region has a population of 143,357 and Ozurgeti is a regional capital....
) and of the Khanates of Erivan and Nakhichevan
Nakhichevan

The Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic , often known simply as Nakhchivan or Nakhichevan, is a landlocked Enclave and exclave of Azerbaijan....
 which had been ceded to the tsar by Persia in the Treaty of Turkmenchay
Treaty of Turkmenchay

The Treaty of Turkmenchay was a treaty negotiated in Turkmenchay by which the Persian Empire, more commonly known today as Iran, recognized Imperial Russia suzerainty over the Erivan khanate, Nakhchivan khanate and the remainder of the Talysh Khanate, establishing the Aras River as the common boundary between both empires, after its defeat...
 a year earlier.






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The Peace Treaty of Adrianople (also called the Treaty of Edirne) concluded the Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829
Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829

The Russo?Turkish War of 1828?1829 was sparked by the Greek War of Independence. The war broke out after the Sultan, incensed by the Russian participation in the Battle of Navarino, closed the Dardanelles for Russian ships and revoked the Akkerman Convention....
 between Russia and the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire , also known by its contemporaries as the Turkish Empire or Turkey , was an empire that lasted from 1299?1923. It was Treaty of Lausanne by the Republic of Turkey, which was officially proclaimed on October 29, 1923....
. It was signed on September 14, 1829 in Adrianople by Russia's Count Aleksey Orlov and by Turkey's Abdul Kadyr-bey. The Ottoman Empire gave Russia access to the mouths of the Danube
Danube

The Danube is the longest river in the European Union and Europe's second longest river after the Volga.The river originates in the Black Forest in Germany as the much smaller Brigach and Breg River rivers which join at the eponymously named German town Donaueschingen, after which it is known as the Danube and flows eastwards for a distance...
 and the fortresses of Akhaltsikhe
Akhaltsikhe

Akhaltsikhe , Akhaltskha; also known as Lomsia) is a small city in southwestern Georgia , Mkhare of Samtskhe-Javakheti with a population of 46,134....
 and Akhalkalaki
Akhalkalaki

Akhalkalaki is a small city in Georgia 's southern region of Samtskhe-Javakheti with a population of 60,975. Akhalkalaki lies on the edge of the Javakheti Volcanic Plateau....
 in Georgia
Georgia (country)

Georgia is a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region, located at the dividing line between Europe and Asia. It is bordered by the Russia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Armenia to the south, and Turkey to the southwest....
. The Sultan recognized Russia's possession of Georgia (with Imeretia, Mingrelia, Guria
Guria

Guria is a region in Georgia , in the western part of the country, bordered by the eastern end of the Black Sea. The region has a population of 143,357 and Ozurgeti is a regional capital....
) and of the Khanates of Erivan and Nakhichevan
Nakhichevan

The Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic , often known simply as Nakhchivan or Nakhichevan, is a landlocked Enclave and exclave of Azerbaijan....
 which had been ceded to the tsar by Persia in the Treaty of Turkmenchay
Treaty of Turkmenchay

The Treaty of Turkmenchay was a treaty negotiated in Turkmenchay by which the Persian Empire, more commonly known today as Iran, recognized Imperial Russia suzerainty over the Erivan khanate, Nakhchivan khanate and the remainder of the Talysh Khanate, establishing the Aras River as the common boundary between both empires, after its defeat...
 a year earlier. The treaty opened the Dardanelles
Dardanelles

.The Dardanelles , formerly known as the Hellespont, is a narrow strait in northwestern Turkey connecting the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara....
 to all commercial vessels, thus liberating commerce for cereals, live stocks and wood, although it took the Treaty of Hünkâr Iskelesi
Treaty of Hünkâr Iskelesi

The Treaty of H?nk?r Iskelesi was a treaty signed between Russia and the Ottoman Empire in 1833, following the Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829....
 (1833) to settle the Straits Question between the signatories. The Sultan reguaranteed the previously promised autonomy to Serbia
Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a country in Central Europe and Balkans Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central part of the Balkans....
, promised autonomy for Greece
Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
, and allowed Russia to occupy Moldavia
Moldavia

Moldavia is a geographic and historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river....
 and Wallachia
Wallachia

Wallachia or Walachia is a Historical regions of Romania and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians....
 until the Ottoman Empire had paid a large indemnity. The treaty also fixed the border between the Ottoman Empire and Wallachia on the thalweg
Thalweg

Thalweg is a term adopted into English language usage for geography and geomorphology. It signifies the deepest continuous line along a valley or watercourse....
 of the Danube
Danube

The Danube is the longest river in the European Union and Europe's second longest river after the Volga.The river originates in the Black Forest in Germany as the much smaller Brigach and Breg River rivers which join at the eponymously named German town Donaueschingen, after which it is known as the Danube and flows eastwards for a distance...
, transferring to Wallachia the rule of the rayas
Raya

Raya may refer to:*Raya, Uttar Pradesh*Raja#Compound and derived titles, an Indian title related to Raja and Raaya*Joseph Raya, Melkite Greek Catholic archbishop...
 of Turnu
Turnu Magurele

Turnu Magurele is a Municipalities of Romania in Teleorman County, Romania . Developed nearby the site once occupied by the medieval port of Turnu, it is situated north-east of the confluence between the Olt River and the Danube....
, Giurgiu
Giurgiu

Giurgiu is the capital city of Giurgiu County, Romania, in the Greater Wallachia. It is situated amid mud-flats and marshes on the left bank of the Danube facing the Bulgarian city of Rousse on the opposite bank....
 and Braila
Braila

Braila is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and the capital of the Braila County, in the close vicinity of Galati. In 2002, according to the official Romanian census, the city had a population of 216,292 people in 2002, making it Romania's 10th largest city....
.