Treaty of London (1840)

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The Treaty of London (1840) was an international agreement in which major European powers intervened to curb Muhammad Ali of Egypt’s expansion and redefine the political status of Egypt within the Ottoman Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic agreement ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ
aimedAt curbing the expansion of Muhammad Ali of Egypt ⓘ
preserving the territorial integrity of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
restoring Ottoman authority in Syria and the Levant ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Convention of London (1840) ⓘ
brokeredBy Lord Palmerston ⓘ
concerns Egypt ⓘ
Levant ⓘ
linked to: Levant region

Muhammad Ali of Egypt ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
concludedBy Austrian Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia

Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
definedStatusOf Egypt within the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
followedBy Straits Convention (1841) ⓘ
geopoliticalContext Great Power politics in the Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
granted hereditary rule of Egypt to Muhammad Ali and his male descendants ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
languageOfDocument English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalStatus binding treaty under international law ⓘ
limited territorial control of Muhammad Ali of Egypt ⓘ
notSignedBy France ⓘ
partOf Eastern Question diplomacy ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Question
precedes Convention of London (1841) ⓘ
relatedConflict Second Egyptian–Ottoman War ⓘ
required Muhammad Ali of Egypt to return the Ottoman fleet ⓘ
Muhammad Ali of Egypt to withdraw from Crete ⓘ
Muhammad Ali of Egypt to withdraw from Syria ⓘ
Muhammad Ali of Egypt to withdraw from the Hejaz ⓘ
resultedIn international isolation of France on the Eastern Question ⓘ
recognition of Muhammad Ali’s dynasty in Egypt ⓘ
signatoryParty Austria ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
signatoryRepresentative United Kingdom foreign secretary Lord Palmerston ⓘ
linked to: Lord Palmerston
signedIn London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
signedOn 15 July 1840 ⓘ
stipulated Egypt to pay tribute to the Ottoman Sultan ⓘ
Egypt to remain nominally under Ottoman suzerainty ⓘ
subjectOf Eastern Question ⓘ
threatened use of force if Muhammad Ali rejected the terms ⓘ
year 1840 ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Egypt Eyalet → hasEvent → Treaty of London (1840) ⓘ
Egyptian–Ottoman War (1839–1841) → treaty → Convention of London (1840) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of London (1840)
Egyptian–Ottoman War (1839–1841) → treaty → Treaty of London (1841) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of London (1840)
Battle of Nezib → relatedEvent → Convention of London (1840) ⓘ
subject linked to: Battle of Nezib (1839)
linked to: Treaty of London (1840)
Muhammad Ali of Egypt → limitedByTreaty → Convention of London (1840) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of London (1840)
Treaty of London (1840) → alsoKnownAs → Convention of London (1840) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of London (1840)
Second Turco–Egyptian War → significantEvent → Convention of London (1840) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of London (1840)
Second Turco–Egyptian War → treaty → Treaty of London (1840) ⓘ
Royal Navy operations on the Levantine coast → basedOn → London Convention of 1840 ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of London (1840)
Bombardment of Acre (1840) → precededBy → Convention of London (1840) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of London (1840)
Egypt under Muhammad Ali → hasInternationalAgreement → Convention of London (1840) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of London (1840)