Ruler · 1842 – 1918

Abdul Hamid II

Lived 1842 – 1918. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (Ottoman Empire), 1876 – 1909.

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Lived: 1842 – 1918; 76 years
In office: 33 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Ottoman Empire
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire · the 37th of 39 dated reigns · 1299 – 1922

33 before

Abdülmecid I1839 – 1861

Abdulaziz1861 – 1876

Murad V1876

Abdul Hamid II1876 – 1909

Mehmed V1909 – 1918

Mehmed VI1918 – 1922

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadthis entry

Reigned 1876 – 1909 · 33 years · came to it aged 34

Came to it: the sibling of the ruler before, on record
Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1909; they died in 1918

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