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The 19 pages that link to Treaty of Paris (1856), each with the reason it gives.

• Alexander II of RussiaRelated: Alexander II accepted its terms soon after his accession, amid pressure to rebuild the empire.

• Treaty of San StefanoRelated: Russia’s recovery from the treaty’s restrictions formed part of its wider conflict with the post-Crimean order.

• BessarabiaRelated: It returned part of southern Bessarabia from Russia to Moldavia.

• SevastopolRelated: Its restrictions curtailed the naval role Sevastopol had been built to serve.

• Kingdom of RomaniaRelated: Its settlement helped create conditions for the Romanian principalities’ union.

• Romanian War of IndependenceRelated: Its settlement reshaped the principalities’ status before Romanian independence was declared.

• MoldaviaRelated: It returned southern Bessarabia from Russia to Moldavia under Ottoman suzerainty.

• Siege of SevastopolRelated: The settlement reflected Russia’s defeat and curtailed its naval position in the Black Sea.

• Battle of BalaclavaRelated: It ended the wider conflict in which Balaclava was fought.

• Alexandru Ioan CuzaRelated: It provided the diplomatic framework for the debates preceding Cuza’s election.

• Wallachian Revolution of 1848Related: It reduced Russian influence and created conditions for the principalities’ later political union.

• Moldavian Revolution of 1848Related: Its settlement created political conditions that reopened debate over the principalities’ future.

• Unification of Moldavia and WallachiaRelated: It established the international process that led to consultation over unification.