Russo-Turkish War (1686–1700)

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Russo-Turkish War (1686–1700)
Part of Russo-Turkish Wars
Capture of Azov by Russian emperor Peter the Great (on horseback)
Date 1686–1700 Location Crimea, Azov Result Ottoman Empire recognizes Russia's possession of Azov and the newly built fortress of Taganrog
Belligerents
Tsardom of Russia Habsburg Empire Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Cossack Hetmanate	Ottoman Empire Crimean Khanate

The Russo–Turkish War of 1686–1700 was part of the joint European effort to confront the Ottoman Empire. The larger European conflict was known as the Great Turkish War.

The Russo–Turkish War began after the Tsardom of Russia joined the European anti-Turkish coalition (Habsburg Austria, Poland–Lithuania, Venice) in 1686. During the war, the Russian army organized the Crimean campaigns of 1687 and 1689 and the Azov campaigns of 1695 and 1696.

In light of Russia's preparations for the war with the Swedish Empire and other countries' signing the Treaty of Karlowitz with the Ottoman Empire in 1699, the Russian government signed the Treaty of Constantinople in 1700. The Treaty ended the war, ceded Azov and the Taganrog fortress to Russia, affirmed Russian pilgrimage rights to the Holy Land, established a Russian diplomatic base in Constantinople, and secured the return of all prisoners of war. The Tsar also affirmed that his subordinates, the Cossacks, would not attack the Ottomans, while the Sultan affirmed his subordinates, the Crimean Tatars, would not attack the Russians.

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