Treaty of Jassy
The region ceded to Russia (striped) | |
| Type | Peace treaty |
|---|---|
| Signed | 9 January 1792 (Gregorian cal.); 29 December 1791 (Julian cal.). |
| Location | Jassy, Ottoman Empire |
| Signatories | |
| Languages | Russian, Ottoman Turkish |
The Treaty of Jassy, signed at Jassy (Iași) in Moldavia (presently in Romania), was a pact between the Russian and Ottoman Empires ending the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–92[1] and confirming Russia's increasing dominance in the Black Sea.[2]
The treaty was signed on 9 January 1792 (O.S.: 29 December 1791) by Grand Vizier Koca Yusuf Pasha and Prince Bezborodko (who had succeeded Prince Potemkin as the head of the Russian delegation when Potemkin died). It confirmed the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca of 1774, wherein the Ottomans had ceded suzerainty over the Crimean Khanate to Russia.[3] Yedisan (the territory between Dniester and Bug rivers) was transferred to Russia, establishing the Dniester as the Russo-Turkish frontier in Europe, while leaving the Asiatic frontier (Kuban River) unchanged.[4] The Ottomans also acknowledged Georgia (the Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti) as a Russian protectorate.[3]
The signing of peace was strongly influenced by the storming of the Ottoman fortress of Izmail by commander Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov-Rymniksky.[5]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 279.
- ^ Hitchens, Keith (2012). "Great Powers, Small Powers: Wallachia and Georgia Confront the Eastern Question, 1768–1802". In Ivan Biliarsky; Ovidiu Cristea; Anca Oroveanu (eds.). The Balkans and Caucasus: Parallel Processes on the Opposite Sides of the Black Sea. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-4438-3705-7.
- ^ a b Ágoston, Gábor; Masters, Bruce Alan, eds. (2009). Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire. Facts on File library of world history. New York, NY: Facts On File. p. 298. ISBN 978-0-8160-6259-1. OCLC 227205977.
- ^ Gibb, Elias John Wilkinson (1911). . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 454.
- ^ See Result