Sultan Abdülmecid I

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Sultan Abdülmecid I was the 19th-century Ottoman sultan known for initiating major Tanzimat reforms to modernize the empire and for aligning with Britain and France during the Crimean War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman sultan
human
monarch
ally Second French Empire
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
birthDate 1823-04-25
birthPlace Istanbul
Topkapı Palace
linked to: Topkapi Palace
burialPlace Yahya Efendi Cemetery
causeOfDeath tuberculosis
commissioned Dolmabahçe Palace
linked to: Dolmabahce Palace

Kuleli Military High School building
Ortaköy Mosque
conflict Crimean War
country Ottoman Empire
deathDate 1861-06-25
deathPlace Istanbul
dynasty House of Osman
linked to: Ottoman dynasty
era Tanzimat era
linked to: Tanzimat
father Mahmud II
fullName Abdülmecid I
implemented creation of modern ministries in the Ottoman Empire
reorganization of provincial administration
issued Hatt-ı Hümayun of 1856
Hatt-ı Şerif of Gülhane
knownFor patronage of arts and architecture
supporting Western-style reforms
languageSpoken Ottoman Turkish
mother Bezmialem Sultan
notableFor Crimean War alliance with Britain and France
Tanzimat reforms
linked to: Tanzimat

modernization of the Ottoman Empire
opponent Russian Empire
policy centralization of administration
legal equality for non-Muslim subjects
modernization of education
reform of military conscription
reform of taxation
positionHeld Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
linked to: Ottoman sultan
predecessor Mahmud II
regnalName Sultan Abdülmecid Khan
reignEnd 1861
reignStart 1839
religion Sunni Islam
residence Dolmabahçe Palace
linked to: Dolmabahce Palace
sibling Abdülaziz
linked to: Sultan Abdülaziz
signed Treaty of Paris (1856)
successor Abdülaziz
linked to: Sultan Abdülaziz
title Caliph of Islam

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Crimean War involvedPerson Sultan Abdülmecid I
Ottoman lira introducedDuringReignOf Abdülmecid I
linked to: Sultan Abdülmecid I
Tanzimat promulgatedBy Sultan Abdülmecid I
Mehmed VI father Sultan Abdulmejid I
linked to: Sultan Abdülmecid I
Church of Saint Anne in Jerusalem grantedBy Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid I
linked to: Sultan Abdülmecid I
Sultan Abdülmecid I fullName Abdülmecid I
linked to: Sultan Abdülmecid I
Dolmabahce Palace builtFor Sultan Abdülmecid I
Mahmud II successor Abdulmejid I
linked to: Sultan Abdülmecid I
Mahmud II child Abdulmejid I
linked to: Sultan Abdülmecid I
Hatt-ı Şerif of Gülhane issuedBy Sultan Abdülmecid I
Hatt-ı Şerif of Gülhane reignOf Abdülmecid I
linked to: Sultan Abdülmecid I
Hatt-ı Şerif of Gülhane signedBy Sultan Abdülmecid I
Status Quo of the Holy Places formalizedBy Ottoman Sultan Abdulmejid I
linked to: Sultan Abdülmecid I
Sultan Abdülaziz predecessor Abdülmecid I
linked to: Sultan Abdülmecid I
Abdul Hamid II father Abdulmejid I
subject linked to: Sultan Abdul Hamid II
linked to: Sultan Abdülmecid I
Mehmed V father Abdülmecid I
linked to: Sultan Abdülmecid I
Order of the Medjidie foundedBy Sultan Abdülmecid I
Order of the Medjidie namedAfter Sultan Abdülmecid I
Gülüstü Kadın spouse Abdulmejid I
linked to: Sultan Abdülmecid I
Gülüstü Kadın consortOf Abdulmejid I
linked to: Sultan Abdülmecid I
Gülüstü Kadın relative Abdulmejid I
linked to: Sultan Abdülmecid I
Sabiha Sultan grandfather Sultan Abdülmecid I
Egyptian–Ottoman War (1839–1841) commander Sultan Abdülmecid I
Abdülmecid II givenName Abdülmecid
linked to: Sultan Abdülmecid I
Ortaköy Mosque builtDuringReignOf Sultan Abdülmecid I
Ortaköy Mosque commissionedBy Sultan Abdülmecid I
Dolmabahce Mosque commissionedBy Sultan Abdülmecid I
Sultan Abdülmecid Khan fullName Abdülmecid I
linked to: Sultan Abdülmecid I
Sultan Abdülmecid Khan regnalName Abdülmecid I
linked to: Sultan Abdülmecid I
Sultan Abdülmecid Khan givenName Abdülmecid
linked to: Sultan Abdülmecid I
Bezmialem Sultan child Abdülmecid I
linked to: Sultan Abdülmecid I
Bezmialem Sultan motherOf Sultan Abdülmecid I
Medgidia namedAfter Sultan Abdülmecid I
Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha servedUnder Sultan Abdülmecid I