The Convention of Balta Liman of 1 May 1849 was an agreement between the Russian Empire and the Ottomans regulating the political situation of the two Danubian Principalities (the basis of present-day Romania), signed during the aftermath of the Revolutions of 1848. Moldavia, which had been placed under Russian occupation in late spring 1848 following a revolutionary attempt, and Wallachia, where a liberal Provisional Government had briefly assumed power before facing a common Ottoman-Russian reaction, were confirmed their previous status of Ottoman suzerainty and Russian protectorate (first established in 1831–32 by the Regulamentul Organic). Minor provisions were added, signifying a relative increase in Ottoman influence—namely, hospodars were no longer elected by the local National Assemblies for life, and instead appointed by the Sublime Porte for seven-year terms.
The Convention of Balta Liman of 1 May 1849 was an agreement between Russia and the Ottomans that regulated the political situation of the Danubian Principalities (the basis of present-day Romania). It followed the Revolutions of 1848, confirmed Moldavia's Ottoman suzerainty and Wallachia's Russian protectorate, and introduced changes to the appointment process for local officials.