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Treaty of Jassy

1792

The 1792 peace treaty ending the Russo-Turkish War under Catherine II, confirming Russian control of Crimea and the Black Sea coast.

This treaty, concluded under her reign, confirmed Russia's control of Crimea and the Black Sea coast after her second Turkish war.

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Map of the Black Sea region c. 1787-1792 showing Moldavia, Wallachia, Edisan, and Russian territory in red. Labeled places include Jassy, Bender, Akkerman, Ochakov, Kinburun, Izmail, and Elisabethgrad, with rivers Bug, Dniester, Dnieper, and Danube.
Treaty of Jassy, 1792. Map of the Russo-Turkish frontier.

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What it is

The Treaty of Jassy was signed in 1792 at Iași, ending the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–92. It was signed by the Ottoman Grand Vizier Koca Yusuf Pasha and Prince Bezborodko, who led the Russian delegation after Prince Potemkin's death.

Why it matters

The treaty confirmed Russia's growing dominance over the Black Sea region, affirming earlier gains over the Crimean Khanate and adding new territory between the Dniester and Southern Bug rivers. It shows the results of Catherine II's expansionist wars, fought under commanders like Alexander Suvorov, and the diplomatic work of her ministers after Potemkin's death.

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  • Why would a map like this one have been made to accompany the treaty?
  • What does the treaty reveal about the balance of power between Russia and the Ottoman Empire?
  • Whose voices are missing from a treaty that redraws borders and changes the lives of people living there?

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