Treaty of San Stefano

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The Treaty of San Stefano was an 1878 peace agreement between Russia and the Ottoman Empire that ended the Russo-Turkish War and significantly redrew the map of the Balkans and parts of the Caucasus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty
historical event
international treaty
peace treaty
affectedRegion Balkans NERFINISHED
Caucasus
alsoKnownAs Treaty of San Stefano
surface form: San Stefano Peace Treaty

Treaty of Ayastefanos
cededTerritoryFrom Ottoman Empire
cededTerritoryTo Montenegro
Romania
Russian Empire
Serbia
countryAtTimeOfSigning Ottoman Empire
createdEntity Principality of Bulgaria
autonomous province of Eastern Rumelia
dateSigned 1878-03-03
endedConflict Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) campaigns
surface form: Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
followedBy Treaty of Berlin 1878
surface form: Treaty of Berlin (1878)
grantedIndependenceTo Montenegro
Romania
Serbia
grantedTerritoryTo Bulgaria
hasConsequences increased Great Power rivalry in the Balkans
reconfiguration of Balkan borders
rise of Bulgarian national state
historicalPeriod late 19th century
includedClauseOn protection of Christian subjects in the Ottoman Empire
language French
ledTo Congress of Berlin
limited Ottoman sovereignty in the Balkans
partOf Eastern Question
precededBy Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) campaigns
surface form: Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
provokedOppositionFrom Austro-Hungarian Empire NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
recognizedAutonomyOf Bulgaria
signatory Ottoman Empire
Russian Empire
signedByRepresentativeOf Alexander Gorchakov
Count Nikolay Ignatyev
Ottoman authorities
surface form: Ottoman government
signedIn Ayastefanos
Ottoman Empire
San Stefano
stipulated demobilization of Russian forces after implementation
strengthenedPositionOf Russian Empire in the Balkans
wasLargelyRevisedBy Treaty of Berlin 1878
surface form: Treaty of Berlin (1878)
weakenedPositionOf Ottoman Empire
surface form: Ottoman Empire in Europe

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Eastern Question addressedBy Treaty of San Stefano
Eastern Question addressedBy Treaty of San Stefano
this entity surface form: Treaty of Berlin (1878)
Treaty of San Stefano alsoKnownAs Treaty of San Stefano
this entity surface form: San Stefano Peace Treaty
Kars Oblast establishedAfter Treaty of San Stefano
Kars Oblast establishedAfter Treaty of San Stefano
this entity surface form: Treaty of Berlin (1878)
this entity surface form: Treaty of San Stefano (1878)
Bulgarian National Revival significantEvent Treaty of San Stefano
Russo-Turkish Wars treaty Treaty of San Stefano
Russo-Turkish Wars treaty Treaty of San Stefano
this entity surface form: Treaty of Berlin (1878)