1840 also saw Ottoman diplomats travel to foreign powers, negotiating alliances and improving relations. 1840 saw further Ottoman occupation of Egypt, until December 6 of that year, when the Ottoman Empire and Egypt signed the Treaty of Damascus, which saw the annexation of Syria by the Ottomans. This hurt the Ottoman economy, as fewer hands were working on farms, in mines, or in factories that were beginning to appear across the empire. This is a recount of a game of 'Victoria 2' as the Ottoman Empire. and this can bring in a number of European powers to declare support either for them or for Egypt, depending on their relations with those involved.
