Treaty of Constantinople (1700)

When the other members of the league — the Holy Roman Empire, the Republic of Venice and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - had reached their war aims, they concluded a peace with the Ottoman sultan Mustafa II at Karlowitz (1699), which completely ignored Russian interests.

[2] Russian tsar Peter the Great joined the negotiations in person and concluded a two-years truce with the Ottoman Empire in Karlowitz (Sremski Karlovci) on 25 December 1698 (O.S.

[2] At this stage, a final Russo-Ottoman settlement was prevented by the discrepancy between Peter's demands, which included protection of the Christians in the Ottoman Balkan provinces, and the military position of Russia,[3] as well as the lack of support by the other Holy League members.

[1] In the fall, the tsar sent Yemelyan Ignatievich Ukraintsev to the sultan's court, the Porte at Constantinople (Istanbul), to negotiate a peace.

[4] The sultan recognized Russia's possession of the Azov area,[2] including Asov and the newly built fortresses of Taganrog,[3] Pavlovsk [citation needed], and Mius.

[6] Russia dropped her claims to the Kerch Strait,[2] but was relieved from paying the annual tribute to the Crimean Khanate[7] paid since the occupation of Muscovy by the Golden Horde.