Abdülmecid I
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1839 to 1861 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abdülmecid I (Ottoman Turkish: عبد المجيد اول, romanized: ʿAbdü'l-Mecîd-i evvel, Turkish: I. Abdülmecid; 25 April 1823 – 25 June 1861) was the 31st sultan of the Ottoman Empire. He succeeded his father Mahmud II on 2 July 1839.[4] His reign was notable for the rise of nationalist movements within the empire's territories.
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Ottoman Caliph Amir al-Mu'minin Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Khan | |||||
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (Padishah) | |||||
Reign | 2 July 1839 – 25 June 1861 | ||||
Predecessor | Mahmud II | ||||
Successor | Abdulaziz | ||||
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Born | 25 April 1823[1][2] Constantinople, Ottoman Empire | ||||
Died | 25 June 1861(1861-06-25) (aged 38) Constantinople, Ottoman Empire | ||||
Burial | Yavuz Selim Mosque, Fatih, Istanbul | ||||
Consorts | Servetseza Kadın Şevkefza Kadın Tirimüjgan Kadın Verdicenan Kadın Gülcemal Kadın Gülistu Kadın Rahime Perestu Kadın Bezmiara Kadın Mahitab Kadın Düzdidil Hanım Nükhetseza Hanım Zeynifelek Hanım Nesrin Hanım Ceylanyar Hanım Serfiraz Hanım Nalandil Hanım Navekimisal Hanım Nergizev Hanım Şayeste Hanım Others | ||||
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Dynasty | Ottoman | ||||
Father | Mahmud II | ||||
Mother | Bezmiâlem Sultan | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
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Abdülmecid's greatest achievement was the announcement of the Tanzimat Edict upon his accession, prepared by his then Foreign Minister Mustafa Reshid Pasha, which effectively began the reorganization of the Ottoman Empire in 1839. Abdülmecid was a mild-mannered monarch, giving the Sublime Porte the autonomy needed for its reform projects. One of the main goals of the Tanzimat was to encourage Ottomanism among secessionist subject nations and stop rising nationalist movements within the empire, but despite new laws and reforms to integrate non-Muslims and non-Turks more thoroughly into Ottoman society, in the long term, the movement failed.
Abdülmecid forged alliances with the major powers of Western Europe, namely the United Kingdom and France, which fought alongside the Ottoman Empire in the Crimean War against Russia. During the Congress of Paris on 30 March 1856, the Ottoman Empire was officially included among the Concert of Europe. Abdülmecid was succeeded by his son, Abdul Aziz.