How did the 'Treaty of Constantinople' of 1832 recognize Greece as an independent nation? Explain.

(i) An event that mobilised nationalist feelings among the educated elite across Europe was the Greek war of independence.

(ii) Greece had been part of the Ottoman Empire since the fifteenth century.

(iii) The growth of revolutionary nationalism in Europe sparked off a struggle for independence amongst the Greeks which began in $\displaystyle 1821$

(iv) Nationalists in Greece got support from other Greeks living in exile and also from many West Europeans who had sympathy for ancient Greek culture.

(v) Poets and artists lauded Greece as the cradle of European civilisation and mobilised public opinion to support its struggle against a Muslim empire.

(vi) Finally, the Treaty of Constantinople of $\displaystyle 1832$ recognized Greece as an independent nation