He was expected to resolve a highly difficult political situation provoked by king Charles XII of Sweden, who had retreated to Ottoman soil following his defeat in Battle of Poltava 1709.
hiː wʌz ɛkspˈɛktᵻd tə ɹᵻzˈɑːlv ɐ hˈaɪli dˈɪfɪkəlt pəlˈɪɾɪkəl sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən pɹəvˈoʊkt baɪ kˈɪŋ tʃˈɑːɹlz ɹˌoʊmən twˈɛlv ʌv swˈiːdən, hˌuː hæd ɹᵻtɹˈiːɾᵻd tʊ ˈɑːɾəmən sˈɔɪl fˈɑːloʊɪŋ hɪz dᵻfˈiːt ɪn bˈæɾəl ʌv poʊltˈɑːvə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn.