محمود الأول

محمود الأول

Mahmud I (r. 1143–1168/1730–1754) — brought in the first European military adviser (the Comte de Bonneval), yet won the war that produced the Treaty of Belgrade 1739: Austria ceded Belgrade, Serbia and Wallachia back, and Russia pledged no Black Sea fleet 1.

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Era
The Gunpowder Empires
Region
Anatolia
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Overview

Sultan Mahmud I ibn Mustafa II, who ruled from 1143 AH to 1168 AH (1730–1754 CE), and was succeeded by Ahmed III. 2

In his time

Al-Salabi says that he summoned the first European French adviser for military affairs, Alexander, the Count (Bonneval). 2

The Treaty of Belgrade

When Russia and Austria declared war on Poland and Russia occupied it, they fought the Ottoman state. Al-Salabi says that the Ottomans halted the advance of the Russians in Moldavia and the advance of Austria in Bosnia, Serbia and Wallachia, and defeated the Serbs and the Austrian armies, which withdrew. Austria then asked for peace through France, and the Treaty of Belgrade was signed in 1152 AH (1739 CE), in which it gave up Belgrade and the lands of Serbia and Wallachia. Russia pledged not to build ships on the Black Sea and to demolish the fortresses of the port of Azov. 2

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Successor of
Ahmed III
Participated in
Treaty of Belgrade

People and things also explored

Treaty of Passarowitz· The Treaty of Pruth and the Siege of the Russian Tsar· محمد الرابع· مصطفى الثاني· مصطفى الثالث· Treaty of Belgrade· Ahmed III

Sources

  1. al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 313
  2. al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p.313
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Treaty of Passarowitz

Passarowitz, 1718 — brokered by Britain and Holland: Austria took Belgrade, most of Serbia and part of Wallachia; Venice kept Dalmatia; the Morea returned to Ottoman hands; and the Catholic clergy regained privileges that became a licence for foreign interference.