The
Great Turkish War or the
War of the Holy League was a series of conflicts between the
Ottoman Empire and several contemporary
European powers joined into a
Holy League, beginning in 1683 and ending with the signing of the
Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699. The war was a defeat for the Ottoman Empire, which lost large amounts of territory in
Central Europe. The war was also significant in that it marked the first time Russia was involved in a western European alliance.