Since the reign of Tsar Peter I, the Russian State aimed to seize the northern shores of the Black Sea and expand into the Balkans and the Mediterranean.
In line with this goal, the Russian government decided to launch an expedition against the Ottoman-Tatar lands during the reign of Tsarina Anna, Peter's successor.
The Russo-Turkish War began with the Russian attack on the Castle of Azov in 1736.
With the Austrian State joining the war against the Ottomans on the side of Russia in 1737, the Turks were forced to fight on both fronts.
Finally, with the siege of Belgrade Castle by Grand Vizier Ivaz Mehmed Pasha, the Austrians were forced to sue for peace.
The Ottoman State signed separate peace treaties first with Austria and then with Russia.
With the Treaty of Belgrade of 1739, the Ottomans defeated both allied states and gained control of Europe. signed the last profitable treaty on its lands.
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