[1861] Devlet-i Aliyye-i Osmâniyye

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Sultan: Abdülaziz I
Grand Vizier: Mehmed Emin Aali Pasha (6 August - 22 November) and Mehmed Fuad Pasha (22 November -)​

 

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Sultan Abdülaziz I​

Born: 1830
Reign: 25th of June, 1861 -
Consorts: Dürrünev Kadınefendi (Abkhaz-Georgian Princess), Edadil Kadınefendi (Abkhazian Princess)
Issue: Yusuf Izzettin Efendi (Born 10th of October 1857)​

 

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History of the Ottoman Empire (1861-)​

 

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Communiques, Telegrams, Letters, Correspondence etc. to and from the Ottoman Empire
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Recognition of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, 23rd December 1861
Egyptian Request on the Formalization of Relations Etc. Etc., 1861 --- Reply
Private Communique to the British Ambassador in Constantinople, Lord Dalling and Bulwer, from Grand Vizier Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha, 1861 --- Reply
British Reaffirmation of their Committment to the 1856 Treaty of Paris, 1861

The Ottoman Embassy is now open.

 

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The Khedive of Egypt, magnanimous ruler and true heir to the glorious glorious dynasty of Muhammad Ali, wishes to formalize his relations with the Sublime Porte and the Caliphate. It has come to his attention that the Khedival dignity he is rihtfully owed as his precedessors were has yet to be recognized by the Porte. We remain under Ottoman suzerainty but my lord is certainly far more than a mere local ruler. It is the hope of my master that this protocol issue can be dealt with efficiently.

Sa'id Pasha, Khedive of Egypt and the Sudan, has also tasked me with discussing projects he plans to undertake to improve his dominions with the Sultan's Viziers. The creation of canal linking the Red and Mediterranean Sea has notably received his approval.

Nubar Nubarian, Chief Secretary of Sa'id Pasha

 

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Spoiler: Private Communique to the British Ambassador in Constantinople, Lord Dalling and Bulwer, from Grand Vizier Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha

In light of Montenegrin acts of aggression against the Ottoman Empire, harsh action is required to end the despicable rebellious elements in the Herzegovina region and remind the Montenegrins of their duties to the Sublime Porte. We wish to ask for your advice regarding the actions to be taken and we also ask for the support of the United Kingdom in this affair to avoid the interference of foreign powers such as the recently defeated, and possibly revanchist, Russian Empire. The stability of this region in the Ottoman Empire can potentially be threatened by the Montenegrin-Herzegovinian insurgents and it is our duty to bring them to justice with the full force of the law. We are considering a prolonged campaign to defeat them thoroughly and disarm the clansmen, eliminate the possibility of uncontrolled weapon imports and to remove the chance of the Principality of Montenegro ever again inciting such treasonable activities as they have lately been found to do, but we are interested in what the British reaction to this might include.

Spoiler: Private Communique to the Grand Vizier, from the British Ambassador in Constantinople, Lord Darling and Bulwer.

Your Excellency, I have received report from the Foreign Office, which extends an offer of reluctant support. We believe that this issue should be handled with, either through diplomatic means, or a swift force of arms, and with the greatest silence to the matter. It is of the greatest interest to His Majesty's Government that this concern is treated without foreign attention, especially in regard to the Russian Bear. Our official advice is to proceed with caution, and be sure not to draw the curious eye of the Tsar.

Henry Lytton Earle Bulwer, 1st Baron Dalling and Bulwer​

 

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RIP Frymonmon.

The Herzegovina Uprising and Ottoman-Montenegrin War

Omar Pasha, Experienced Ottoman General​

In 1852 the semi-autonomous Herzegovina Eyalet was disbanded and famed Ottoman general Omar Pasha decided to start a process of disarming the local tribesmen. This was met with outrage and violent resistance, passively supported by Montenegrin tribesmen. This uprising was generally not a very intense one, but it proved to be a thorn in the side of the Sublime Porte for a long time. In 1857, Prince Danilo of Montenegro himself started backing these rebels actively and defeated Ottoman forces in 1858, at the Battle of Grahovac, which strengthened the resolve of the rebels significantly. This battle gave Montenegro de facto independence and a large supply of captured war equipment that would become useful in these future conflicts. The borders between Montenegro and the rest of the Empire also became officially demarcated, adding to the legitimacy of the Principality of Montenegro. But formally, Montenegro remained a part of the Ottoman Empire.

Whatever short respite this victory gave to the Montenegrins did not last long. Already in 1860, Prince Danilo was assassinated by a fellow Montenegrin clansman* and the disorder among the mountain clans gave the Ottoman Empire a chance to strike at the heart of the problem and defeat the Montenegrins decisively. The new Prince Nicholas of Montenegro did not stop helping the treasonous Herzegovinians, and soon Omar Pasha, general with experience from the Crimean War and previous rebellions in Albania and Herzegovina, was privately tasked by Sultan Abdülaziz to engage and annihilate the Montenegrin troops. He would march upon their capital of Cetinje with a sizeable force and then impose a peace upon the clansmen that would finally end their agitation in Ottoman lands.

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Clear proof of the barbaric society that the treasonous Montenegrins lived in.[/spoiler