Mahmud II

by Stephanov, Darin

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Mahmud II (Maḥmūd, r. 1223–55/1808–39) was the Ottoman sultan who initiated radical and lasting reforms in the final century of the empire’s existence. He was born at Topkapı Palace on 13 Ramazan (Ramaḍān) 1199/20 July 1785, the youngest of the twelve sons of Sultan Abdülhamid I (ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd, r. 1187–1203/1774–89). He succeeded Mustafa IV (Muṣṭafā, r. 1222–3/1807–8) on 4 Cemaziülahır (Jumādā II) 1223/28 July 1808, following an armed coup led by the provincial governor Alemdar Mustafa Paşa (

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Mahmud II (Maḥmūd, r. 1223–55/1808–39) was the Ottoman sultan who initiated radical and lasting reforms in the final century of the empire’s existence. He was born at Topkapı Palace on 13 Ramazan (Ramaḍān) 1199/20 July 1785, the youngest of the twelve sons of Sultan Abdülhamid I (ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd, r. 1187–1203/1774–89). He succeeded Mustafa IV (Muṣṭafā, r. 1222–3/1807–8) on 4 Cemaziülahır (Jumādā II) 1223/28 July 1808, following an armed coup led by the provincial governor Alemdar Mustafa Paşa (

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei3030

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eng Islam

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Stephanov, Darin

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