He worked on strengthening the Ottoman rule over Syria, Egypt, and Iraq; however slight successes against rebellious outbreaks in Syria and the Morea could not compensate for the loss of the Crimea which Russia greatly coveted.
He worked on strengthening the Ottoman rule over Syria, Egypt, and Iraq. However slight successes against rebellious outbreaks in Syria and the Morea could not compensate for the loss of the Crimea. Russia greatly coveted this loss of the Crimea.