Treaty of the Pruth

Russia-Ottoman Empire [1711]

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The Treaty of the Pruth, signed in 1711, was a conflict between Russia and the Ottoman Empire. During this war, Russian forces led by Tsar Peter I were defeated by the Ottomans at the Prut River. This defeat resulted in Peter the Great being forced to return the port of Azov to Turkey. This event was part of a larger series of Russo-Turkish wars that reflected the decline of the Ottoman Empire and the expansion of Russian influence.1

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…Russia again, and at the Treaty of the Pruth (1711) it regained some territories previously lost. The war of 1714–18 with Venice and Austria was concluded by the Treaty of Passarowitz (1718); and three wars with Russia and Austria, in 1736–39, 1768–74, and 1787–92, culminated in the treaties of Belgrade…
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…Russia again, and at the Treaty of the Pruth (1711) it regained some territories previously lost. The war of 1714–18 with Venice and Austria was concluded by the Treaty of Passarowitz (1718); and three wars with Russia and Austria, in 1736–39, 1768–74, and 1787–92, culminated in the treaties of Belgrade…
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