The Congress of Paris took place in 1856 for the purpose of making peace after the Crimean War. It was a peace conference between the great powers in Europe. The congress resulted in a pledge by all of the powers to jointly maintain "the integrity of the Ottoman Empire". Also as a result of the conference Russia gave up the left bank of the mouth of the Danube River to Moldavia and gave up it's claim to the special protection of Christians in the Ottoman Empire. Also Moldavia and Wallachia (which together later became Romania in 1858) along with Serbia were recognized as independent self-governing principalities under protection of the other European Powers. Jump to: navigation, search 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search The Crimean War lasted from 28 March 1854 until 1856. ... World map showing Europe (geographically) When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... Jump to: navigation, search Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (the Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Bursa (1335 - 1365), Edirne (1365-1453), Ä°stanbul (Constantinople) (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanli... Length 2,888 km Elevation of the source 1,078 m Average discharge 30 km before Passau: 580 m³/s Vienna: 1,900 m³/s Budapest: 2,350 m³/s just before Delta: 6,500 m³/s Area watershed 817,000 km² Origin Black Forest (Schwarzwald-Baar, Baden- Württemberg, Germany... Jump to: navigation, search It has been suggested that Moldova (historical region) be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the religous people known as Christians. ... Map of Romania with Wallachia in yellow. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Jump to: navigation, search Serbia and Montenegro  â€“ Serbia    â€“ Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    â€“ Vojvodina  â€“ Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water  88,361 km²  n/a Population  â€“ Total (2002)     (without Kosovo)  â€“ Density  7. ...

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R.R. Palmer, Joel Colton, Lloyd Kramer (2002). A History of the Modern World since 1815, McGraw Hill.