The Treaty of Paris, is signed on March 30, 1856, ending the Crimean War (1853–1856), between Russia and the alliance of France, Britain, the Ottoman Empire, and Sardinia.The treaty resulted in significant diplomatic and naval restrictions on Russia, aiming to curb its expansionism towards the Mediterranean.
Some of the treaty highlights included, Russia was forced to accept defeat, the Black Sea was neutralized and demilitarized, the Ottoman Empire was recognized as a sovereign state and admitted to the European concert of powers, with its territorial integrity guaranteed by Britain, France, and Austria..
