Abdulmejid I
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1839 to 1861 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abdulmejid I (Ottoman Turkish: عبد المجيد اول, romanized: ʿAbdü'l-Mecîd-i evvel, Turkish: I. Abdülmecid; 25 April 1823 – 25 June 1861) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire. He succeeded his father Mahmud II on 2 July 1839.[4] His reign was notable for the rise of nationalist movements within the empire's territories. Abdulmejid wanted to encourage Ottomanism among secessionist subject nations and stop rising nationalist movements within the empire, but despite new laws and reforms to integrate non-Muslims and non-Turks more thoroughly into Ottoman society, his efforts failed in this regard. Abdulmejid's biggest achievement was the announcement and application of the Tanzimat (reorganization) reforms which were prepared by his father and effectively started the modernization of the Ottoman Empire in 1839.
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Ottoman Caliph Amir al-Mu'minin Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Khan | |||||
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (Padishah) | |||||
Reign | 2 July 1839 – 25 June 1861 | ||||
Predecessor | Mahmud II | ||||
Successor | Abdulaziz | ||||
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Born | 25 April 1823[1][2] Constantinople, Ottoman Empire | ||||
Died | 25 June 1861(1861-06-25) (aged 38) Constantinople, Ottoman Empire | ||||
Burial | Yavuz Selim Mosque, Fatih, Istanbul | ||||
Consorts | Servetseza Kadın Şevkefza Kadın Tirimüjgan Kadın Verdicenan Kadın Gülcemal Kadın Gülistu Kadın Rahime Perestu Kadın Bezmiara Kadın Mahitab Kadın Düzdidil Hanım Nükhetseza Hanım Zeynifelek Hanım Nesrin Hanım Ceylanyar Hanım Serfiraz Hanım Nalandil Hanım Navekimisal Hanım Nergizev Hanım Şayeste Hanım Others | ||||
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Dynasty | Ottoman | ||||
Father | Mahmud II | ||||
Mother | Bezmiâlem Sultan | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
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He tried to forge alliances with the major powers of Western Europe, namely the United Kingdom and France, who fought alongside the Ottoman Empire in the Crimean War against Russia. During the Congress of Paris on 30 March 1856, the Ottoman Empire was officially included among the Concert of Europe.