By preliminary treaty of San Stefano between Russia and Turkey, Montenegro to be enlarged, with port of Antivari; Romania, Montenegro and Serbia to be independent; reforms to be undertaken in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria to be enlarged with a seaboard on Aegean and most of Macedonia; Russia to receive Ardaham, Kars and Batum, while Turkey to pay Russia a huge indemnity. This was adjusted in the Congress of Berlin, when Bulgaria was made an autonomous principality within the Ottoman Empire.
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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Treaty of San Stefano". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 January 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=5225, accessed 23 November 2024.]