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Treaty of al-Hudaybiya (صلح الحديبية)

Treaty of al-Hudaybiya (صلح الحديبية), also called Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, was the 628 CE ten-year truce between Muhammad and the Quraysh, signed at al-Hudaybiya near Mecca after the umrah attempt; its breach led to the peaceful conquest of Mecca in 630 CE.

Treaty of Aliwal North

The Treaty of Aliwal North, formally the second convention of Aliwal North, was signed in February 1869, fixing the boundary between the Orange Free State and Basutoland that Lesotho retains today.

Treaty of Allahabad

The Treaty of Allahabad (इलाहाबाद की संधि) was concluded at Allahabad in August 1765 between the East India Company, Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II, and Shuja-ud-Daula of Awadh.

Treaty of Altranstädt (1706)

The Treaty of Altranstädt was signed in September 1706 near Leipzig, forcing Augustus the Strong to renounce the Polish crown and recognize Stanisław Leszczyński as king.

Treaty of Amiens

Treaty of Amiens (Peace of Amiens), signed 25 March 1802 by France, Spain, the Batavian Republic, and Britain; ended the French Revolutionary Wars, restored most colonies, returned Malta to the Order of St John, and collapsed when Britain declared war on 18 May 1803.

Treaty of Amiens (1279)

The Treaty of Amiens (traité d'Amiens), signed on 23 May 1279, ceded the Agenais to Edward I of England and saw Philip III of France renounce claims in Saintonge.

Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States–Japan)

The Treaty of Amity and Commerce (Harris Treaty, 日米修好通商条約), signed at Edo July 29, 1858, established full U.S.–Japan diplomatic and trade relations as the first of Japan's unequal treaties, with extraterritoriality and fixed tariffs, ending only in 1899 and 1911 revisions.

Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia

Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC): ASEAN peace treaty signed in Bali 24 February 1976, codifying sovereignty, non-interference, and peaceful dispute settlement; amended 1987, 1998, 2010; 62 High Contracting Parties by July 2026.

Treaty of Amritsar (1809)

The Treaty of Amritsar (ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ ਦੀ ਸੰਧੀ) was an 1809 agreement between Ranjit Singh and the British East India Company fixing the Sutlej River as their boundary.

Treaty of Amritsar (1846)

The Treaty of Amritsar (معاہدہ امرتسر) was an 1846 agreement in which the British East India Company sold Kashmir to Maharaja Gulab Singh for 7.5 million rupees.

Treaty of Ancón

Treaty of Ancón (Tratado de Ancón), 20 October 1883 peace treaty between Chile and Peru ending the War of the Pacific: ceded Tarapacá to Chile, left Tacna and Arica under Chilean rule for ten years pending a plebiscite that never occurred, leading to the 1929 Treaty of Lima.

Treaty of Arras (1579)

Treaty of Arras (1579), or Traité d'Arras, the 17 May 1579 peace between Philip II and the Catholic Walloon provinces (Artois, Hainaut, Lille, Douai, Orchies), brokered by Parma, confirming the Pacification of Ghent with Catholic-only religion, and distinct from the Union of Arras of 6 January and the rival Union of Utrecht.

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Treaty of Ashur-nirari V and Mati'ilu of Arpad

A Neo-Assyrian loyalty treaty (adê) concluded around 754 BC, in which the Assyrian king Ashur-nirari V bound Mati'ilu, king of Arpad, to obedience and military support, remembered chiefly for its elaborate curses.

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Treaty of Asunción

The Treaty of Asunción, signed in Asunción, Paraguay, on 26 March 1991 by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, is the founding treaty of MERCOSUR, the Southern Common Market.

Treaty of Badajoz (1267)

Treaty of Badajoz (1267), also called Convenção de Badajoz, a Castilian-Portuguese treaty signed 16 February 1267 by Alfonso X and Afonso III, setting the Guadiana as the southern border and ceding the Algarve to Portugal.

Treaty of Badajoz (1801)

Treaty of Badajoz (Tratado de Badajoz), 6 June 1801 peace treaty ending the War of the Oranges, by which Portugal ceded Olivenza to Spain; a companion French treaty went unratified and Spain still holds Olivenza.

Treaty of Bakhchisarai

The Treaty of Bakhchisarai was a 1681 peace treaty ending the Russo-Turkish war with a twenty-year truce, under which Russia kept Left-Bank Ukraine and Kiev.

Treaty of Balta Liman

Treaty of Balta Liman (Baltalimanı Muahedesi), Anglo-Ottoman commercial convention signed 16 August 1838 by Mustafa Reşid Paşa and Ponsonby; abolished monopolies, fixed 3% and 9% duties, opened Ottoman markets to Britain.

Treaty of Bardo

The Treaty of Bardo (معاهدة باردو) was signed on 12 May 1881 at Ksar Said palace near Tunis between France and Muhammad al-Sadiq Bey, making Tunisia a French protectorate until 1956.

Treaty of Basel (1795)

The Treaty of Basel (Tratado de Basilea) was the peace treaty signed at Basel on 22 July 1795 between France and Spain, ending their war.

Treaty of Bassein

The Treaty of Bassein (वसई की संधि), signed on 31 December 1802, made the Maratha peshwa Baji Rao II a subsidiary ally of the East India Company.

Treaty of Bassein (1534)

The Treaty of Bassein (معاہدہ باسین) was a 1534 agreement in which Sultan Bahadur Shah of Gujarat ceded Bassein and the islands that later formed Bombay to the Portuguese.

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Treaty of Batum

The Treaty of Batum was a set of peace treaties signed on 4 June 1918 between the Ottoman Empire and the new republics of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.

Treaty of Belgrade

The Treaty of Belgrade (Белградский мир) was the 1739 peace treaty between Russia and the Ottoman Empire ending the Russo-Turkish War of 1735–1739, with Russia keeping a demilitarized Azov.

Treaty of Berlin (1715)

The Treaty of Berlin (1715) formalized an alliance between George I of Great Britain and Denmark-Norway. It secured the cession of the Swedish dominion of Bremen-Verden to Hanover.

Treaty of Berlin (1742)

Treaty of Berlin (28 July 1742), also called Peace of Berlin: definitive peace between Frederick II of Prussia and Maria Theresa confirming the Treaty of Breslau, ending the First Silesian War and ceding most of Silesia and Glatz to Prussia.

Treaty of Berlin (1878)

Treaty of Berlin (July 13, 1878), signed by Britain, Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, and Turkey; revised San Stefano, divided Bulgaria, recognized Serbia, Montenegro, Romania, gave Austria-Hungary Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Treaty of Berlin (1926)

Treaty of Berlin (1926), Berliner Vertrag: German-Soviet friendship treaty signed 24 April 1926 by Stresemann and Krestinski, reaffirming Rapallo, pledging neutrality against third-power attack and barring boycott coalitions; still undenounced in 1939.

Treaty of Bern

The Treaty of Bern, signed 9 October 1874 by 22 countries, established the General Postal Union (renamed Universal Postal Union in 1878), creating a single postal territory with uniform charges and reciprocity, effective 1 July 1875.