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Crimean War

クリミア戦争 — People & places

A war from 1853–56. It triggered the first foreign loan issued by the Ottoman Empire.

Turkey — The First Loan / The Contract Chamber
Turkey The First Loan / The Contract Chamber

A war fought from 1853–56 between Russia and an alliance including Britain, France, and the Ottoman Empire. To finance this war, the Ottoman Empire issued its first foreign loan in 1854.

⚠ War opens three monetary taps——issuing more currency, raising taxes, and borrowing. This war was the gateway to "borrowing from abroad".