The Eastern Question; An Historical Study in European Diplomacy
The book The Eastern Question; An Historical Study in European Diplomacy was written by author Marriott, J. A. R. (John Arthur Ransome), Sir, 1859-1945 Here you can read free online of The Eastern Question; An Historical Study in European Diplomacy book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Eastern Question; An Historical Study in European Diplomacy a good or bad book?
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More particularly was this the case in the Greek islands of the Adriatic and the Aegean. These islands, inhabited by a race of shrewd traders and skilful mariners, had long been virtually independent, save for the payment of an annual tribute to Constantinople, and in them the^ national movement found its most devoted and most capable adherents. 1 Op. (M., p. 273. H84 K 178 THE EASTERN QUESTION chap. Mariners The Turkish navy had always been manned to a large chanTs^'" extent by Greeks, and mos...t of the commerce of the empire was in the same hands. Among the Greeks the joint-stock principle had developed with great rapidity in the eighteenth century, and a large number of trading companies had been formed. To this development a powerful stimulus was given by the victories of the Empress Catherine II, and the com- mercial advantages consequently conceded to Russia by the Porte. The provisions of the Treaty of Kainardji were sup- plemented in 1783 by a commercial convention under which the Greeks obtained the specific privilege of trading under the Russian flag.
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