10-Istanbul is still standing, for now.
Eastern Bulgaria (vilayet), Ottoman Empire.
Oben sat in front of Azer with calm, a sunny day and apparently calm, Azer starts the conversation "It's good to be back in Europe, do not you think? How's India?" The elder of the two men questions his student.
"It's a good change, the indian revolt was a blow for the british, but they will recover, the long depression is coming to an end sooner rather than later" says Oben, to which his teacher nods.
"The Sultan wants Oben names, the problems in India make it difficult for us to trade through Suez and the Bosphorus. Did you get anything?" Ask Azer seriously.
"It was a bit difficult with all the problems, but I got some information, the German New Guinea Company is involved with the Indian rebels, some mention a mediator surnamed Weber" Explains Oben with concern, note the problems around him, they are not welcome by the nearby bulgarians. These spend observing them with discomfort.
"In Berlin there will be a conference of the great powers to solve their agendas in Africa, maybe it is a good idea for the sultan to go and talk to the british about this information." Suggests Azer drinking the tea served in front of him, Oben nods.
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Excerpt from "Great European Powers in the New Centuries"by Sonia Ouvrard
Chapter: The sick man of Europe and the empire where the sun never sets in The Berlin Conference.
The Berlin Conference (delayed until 1885-1886) set the precedents for future European geopolitics on the continent and the rest of the world. The ottoman diplomatic presence in Berlin and the ottoman ambassador in London made approaches to the english government, which resulted in a sudden military aid to the Ottoman army, although its political stability will leave much to be desired.
Egypt was still on nominal paper under ottoman rule but british control loosened a bit. This in turn meant that enemies who could not see their faces before came back, as in the Crimean War, the Ottoman Empire, the British Empire and France were on friendly terms. To this alignment was also added the Austria-Hungary of Franz Joseph I, although with the rise of Rudolf I this would change.
Powers such as Russia or the United States would be more neutral. Others like Sweden-Norway, Spain and Portugal would align much more with the German Confederation but this is studied more in depth in the chapters on the German Confederation.
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At last I did something with the ottomans and the Balkans, little and quite poor, but I did something.
I would appreciate some suggestions for future posts or arrangements in case I made a mistake that is particularly horrendous.
Thanks for reading.
Oben sat in front of Azer with calm, a sunny day and apparently calm, Azer starts the conversation "It's good to be back in Europe, do not you think? How's India?" The elder of the two men questions his student.
"It's a good change, the indian revolt was a blow for the british, but they will recover, the long depression is coming to an end sooner rather than later" says Oben, to which his teacher nods.
"The Sultan wants Oben names, the problems in India make it difficult for us to trade through Suez and the Bosphorus. Did you get anything?" Ask Azer seriously.
"It was a bit difficult with all the problems, but I got some information, the German New Guinea Company is involved with the Indian rebels, some mention a mediator surnamed Weber" Explains Oben with concern, note the problems around him, they are not welcome by the nearby bulgarians. These spend observing them with discomfort.
"In Berlin there will be a conference of the great powers to solve their agendas in Africa, maybe it is a good idea for the sultan to go and talk to the british about this information." Suggests Azer drinking the tea served in front of him, Oben nods.
-
Excerpt from "Great European Powers in the New Centuries"by Sonia Ouvrard
Chapter: The sick man of Europe and the empire where the sun never sets in The Berlin Conference.
The Berlin Conference (delayed until 1885-1886) set the precedents for future European geopolitics on the continent and the rest of the world. The ottoman diplomatic presence in Berlin and the ottoman ambassador in London made approaches to the english government, which resulted in a sudden military aid to the Ottoman army, although its political stability will leave much to be desired.
Egypt was still on nominal paper under ottoman rule but british control loosened a bit. This in turn meant that enemies who could not see their faces before came back, as in the Crimean War, the Ottoman Empire, the British Empire and France were on friendly terms. To this alignment was also added the Austria-Hungary of Franz Joseph I, although with the rise of Rudolf I this would change.
Powers such as Russia or the United States would be more neutral. Others like Sweden-Norway, Spain and Portugal would align much more with the German Confederation but this is studied more in depth in the chapters on the German Confederation.
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At last I did something with the ottomans and the Balkans, little and quite poor, but I did something.
I would appreciate some suggestions for future posts or arrangements in case I made a mistake that is particularly horrendous.
Thanks for reading.
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