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Also known as Abdul-Aziz

Abdulaziz (; ; 8 February 18304 June 1876) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 25 June 1861 to 30 May 1876, when he was overthrown in a government coup. He was a son of Sultan Mahmud II and succeeded his brother Abdulmejid I in 1861.

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Abdülaziz (1830–1876) was an Ottoman sultan and member of the Ottoman dynasty. Born at Beylerbeyi Palace, he was the son of Mahmud II and Pertevniyal Sultan. His siblings included Abdülmecid I and Adile Sultan. He held the occupations of ruler, composer, writer, and sultan, and was a citizen of the Ottoman Empire.

During his life, Abdülaziz received several honors, including the Order of St. Andrew, Order of the Garter, Order of the Wendish Crown, and Order of the Most Holy Annunciation. He spoke Turkish, Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman Turkish. He was married to Hayranıdil Kadın, Neşerek Kadın, Dürrinev Kadın, and Edadil Kadın, and had children including Abdülmecid II, Esma Sultan, Fatma Saliha Sultan, and Nazime Sultan.

Abdülaziz died at Feriye Palace in 1876 due to homicide. He was buried in the Mausoleum of Mahmud II. His religious affiliation was Islam.

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Person · Open Library

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Key facts

Royalty.name
Abdulaziz
Royalty.title
Custodian of the Two Holy MosquesKhan
Royalty.predecessor2
Abdulmejid I
Royalty.image
File:4f3bdb2b3891715176c6580e6ab6cb4b--ottoman-empire-sultan.jpg
Royalty.caption
Portrait by Abdullah Frères
Royalty.successor2
Murad V
Royalty.issue pipe
Among others
Royalty.succession
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (Padishah)
Royalty.reign
25 June 186130 May 1876
Royalty.full name
Abdülaziz Han bin Mahmud
Royalty.predecessor
Abdulmejid I
Royalty.successor
Murad V
Royalty.succession2
Ottoman Caliph (''Amir al-Mu'minin'')
Royalty.spouse type
Consorts
Royalty.issue link
Sons
Royalty.house
Ottoman
Royalty.house type
Dynasty
Royalty.father
Mahmud II

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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Abdülaziz, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections
Contents
  • Early life
  • Reign
  • European tour
  • Railroads
  • Further decline of the empire
  • Death
  • Conspiracy theories
  • Honours, emblem, flag
  • Honours
  • Emblem and flag<!-- could a vexillologist please clarify what type of flag the right is. Is it an ensign? burgee? Some type of penant? -->
  • Family
  • Consorts
  • Sons
  • Daughters
  • See also
  • Annotations
  • References
  • Sources
  • External links

Abdulaziz (; ; 8 February 18304 June 1876) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 25 June 1861 to 30 May 1876, when he was overthrown in a government coup. He was a son of Sultan Mahmud II and succeeded his brother Abdulmejid I in 1861.

Abdulaziz's reign began during the Ottoman Empire's resurgence following the Crimean War and two decades of the Tanzimat reforms, though it was now reliant on European capital. He was the first Ottoman sultan who traveled to Western Europe in a diplomatic capacity, visiting a number of important European capitals including Paris, London, and Vienna in the summer of 1867. The decade after his ascension was dominated by the duo of Fuad Pasha and Aali Pasha, who accelerated reorganization of the Empire. The Vilayet Law was promulgated, Western codes were applied to more aspects of Ottoman law, and the millets were restructured. The issue of Tanzimat dualism continued to plague the empire, however.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Abdülaziz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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