San Stefano
TREATY OF, a treaty which put an end to the Russo- Turkish War; concluded March 3, 1878, at San Stefano, a town W. of Constantinople and a port on the Sea of Marmora. By its terms Bulgaria was to become a principality, extending from the Danube to the Ægean, and Rumania, Servia, and Montenegro were recognized as independent. Russia was to receive a war indemnity of 300,000,000 roubles, and the Dobrudja, Kars, Batum, and other possessions. The congress held at Berlin, in June and July, 1878, greatly altered the provisions of this treaty, effecting peace on somewhat more moderate terms.