Treaty of Berlin (1878) transfer of Batum to Russian Empire
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The Treaty of Berlin (1878) transfer of Batum to the Russian Empire was a diplomatic settlement following the Russo-Turkish War that ceded the strategic Black Sea port city of Batum from the Ottoman Empire to Russian control, reshaping regional power dynamics in the Caucasus.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomatic provision
→
territorial cession → |
| affectedPopulation |
local Armenian population
→
local Georgian population → local Muslim population → |
| appliesToTerritory |
Batumi
→
surface form:
Batum
Batum district → |
| concerns | port city of Batum → |
| date | 1878 → |
| follows | Treaty of San Stefano territorial arrangements → |
| formalizedBy |
Treaty of Berlin 1878
→
surface form:
Treaty of Berlin (1878)
|
| fromCountry | Ottoman Empire → |
| geopoliticalSignificance |
control of an ice-free Black Sea port
→
projection of Russian power toward the Middle East → |
| hasStrategicImportance |
Black Sea naval access
→
Caucasus trade routes → proximity to Ottoman–Russian frontier → |
| historicalContext | post-Russo-Turkish War settlement → |
| influencedBy |
Austro-Russian rivalry in the Balkans
→
British concerns over Russian access to the Straits → |
| involvesParty |
Ottoman Empire
→
Russian Empire → |
| isExampleOf | 19th-century European great-power diplomacy → |
| languageOfDiplomacy | French → |
| legalForm | international treaty clause → |
| locatedInRegion | Caucasus → |
| locatedOn | Black Sea → |
| mediatedBy |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
NERFINISHED
→
German Empire → United Kingdom NERFINISHED → |
| modifies |
Treaty of San Stefano
→
surface form:
Treaty of San Stefano (1878)
|
| negotiatedAt | Berlin → |
| newSovereign | Russian Empire → |
| partOf |
Treaty of Berlin 1878
→
surface form:
Treaty of Berlin (1878)
|
| previousSovereign | Ottoman Empire → |
| relatedTo |
Eastern Question
→
Eastern Crisis of 1875–1878 →
surface form:
Great Eastern Crisis
|
| reshaped | regional balance of power in the Caucasus → |
| resultOf |
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) campaigns
→
surface form:
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
|
| strengthenedPositionOf | Russian Empire in the Caucasus → |
| toCountry | Russian Empire → |
| typeOfChange | sovereignty transfer → |
| weakenedPositionOf | Ottoman Empire in the Caucasus → |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.