Abd al-Aziz (Ottoman)

عبد العزيز

c. 1830 CE · c. 1246 AH† – 1876 CE · 1293 AH †

† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

Abdülaziz (r. 1277–1293/1861–1876) — deposed and then killed in the 1876 palace coup, 'a matter known to history and recorded in the documents' 1.

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Era
The Modern Era
Region
Anatolia
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Overview

Sultan Abd al-Aziz ibn Mahmud II (1277–1293 AH / 1861–1876 CE), son of Mahmud II and successor of Abd al-Majid I. He was deposed and then killed in 1293 AH / 1876 CE in a coup plotted by state officials. Al-Salabi notes that this is well known from the documents. 2

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Child of
محمود الثاني
Successor of
Abd al-Majid I
Parent of
Abdülmecid II· Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin
Predecessor of
مراد الخامس

People and things also explored

Abd al-Majid I· Abd al-Hamid II· Istanbul· محمود الثاني· مراد الخامس· The Morea Revolt (Greece)· The Gülhane Rescript (Khatt-i Sharif)· The Khatt-i Humayun (Imperial Rescript)

Sources

  1. al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 394-395
  2. al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p.394-395
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Abd al-Majid I

Abdülmecid I — Mahmud II's son, 'of slight build, sharp mind, realistic and merciful'; under Mustafa Rashid Pasha's hand the Tanzimat ran on three tracks: Western military and administrative models, secularising the social order, and centralising Istanbul's power over the provinces.