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Abdulmejid I

Abdulmejid I
عبد المجيد اول
Caliph of Islam
Amir al-Mu'minin
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Kayser-i Rûm
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
Knight of the Garter
Abdulmecid portrait.jpg
31st Ottoman Sultan (Emperor)
Reign 2 July 1839 – 2 June 1861
Predecessor Mahmud II
Successor Abdülaziz I
Born 25 April 1823
Died 25 June 1861(1861-06-25) (aged 38)
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Perestu Kadın
Servetseza Kadın
Tirimüjgan Kadın
Düzdidil Kadın
Zeynifelek Hanım
Gülcemal Kadın
Verdicenan Kadın
Nükhetseza Hanım
Nesrin Hanım
Mahitab Kadın
Nergizu Hanım
Bezmiara Kadın
Nalanıdil Hanım
Ceylanyar Hanım
Serfiraz Hanım
Şayeste Hanım
Navekmisal Hanım
Gülüstü Hanım
Full name
Abdul Mecid bin Mahmud
Dynasty Osmanli (Ottoman)
Father Mahmud II
Mother Bezmiâlem Sultan
Tughra
Full name
Abdul Mecid bin Mahmud

Abdülmecid I (Ottoman Turkish: عبد المجيد اول ‘Abdü’l-Mecīd-i evvel; 23/25 April 1823 – 25 June 1861), also known as Abdulmejid and similar spellings, was the 31st Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and succeeded his father Mahmud II on 2 July 1839. His reign was notable for the rise of nationalist movements within the empire's territories. Abdulmejid wanted to encourage Ottomanism among the secessionist subject nations and stop the rise of nationalist movements within the empire, but failed to succeed despite trying to integrate non-Muslims and non-Turks more thoroughly into Ottoman society with new laws and reforms. 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. In the following Congress of Paris on 30 March 1856, the Ottoman Empire was officially included among the European family of nations. 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. For this achievement, one of the Imperial anthems of the Ottoman Empire, the March of Abdulmejid, was named after him.

Abdulmejid was born at the Beşiktaş Sahil Palace or at the Topkapı Palace, both in Constantinople. His mother was his father's first wife in 1839, Valide Sultan Bezmiâlem, originally named Suzi (1807–1852), either a Circassian or Georgian slave.


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