Russia's annexation of the Crimea and desire…

1787 CE

Russia's annexation of the Crimea and desire to make Georgia a protectorate, plus the Turks' attempts to foment a Tatar revolt, leads to a renewal of Catherine's war (it is rumored that she desires to absorb the Ottoman Empire).

Ottoman Sultan Abdülhamid, confronted with Russian designs, declares war on the Russian empire in 1787.

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Abdul Hamid I View → Catherine the Great View →

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Russians (East Slavs) View → Crimean Tatars View → Crimean Khanate View → Turkish people View → Ottoman Empire View → Russian Empire View →

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Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1792 View → Austro-Turkish War (1787–1791) View →

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