Treaty

Convention of London

15 Jul 1840 · 51.51° N, 0.13° W

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When
15 Jul 1840
Kind
Treaty
Coordinates
51.51° N, 0.13° W
Description
1840 treaty leading to the Oriental Crisis

Convention of London (1840)

1840 treaty leading to the Oriental Crisis

The Convention of London of 1840 was a treaty with the title of Convention for the Pacification of the Levant, signed on 15 July 1840 between the Great Powers of United Kingdom, Austria, Prussia, Russia on one hand and the Ottoman Empire on the other. The Convention lent some support to the Ottoman Empire, which was having difficulties with the rebellious Wali of Egypt.

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