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Also Known As Abdülaziz Oglu Mahmud II
Born February 9, 1830 • Ottoman Empire
Died June 4, 1876 (aged 46) • Ottoman Empire
Title / Office sultan (1861-1876), Ottoman Empire
Political Affiliation Tanzimat

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Abdülaziz, detail of a portrait by an unknown artist, 19th century; in the Topkapı Palace Museum, Istanbul
Abdülaziz, illustration from the cover of the sheet music of “The Sultan Abdul's March,” composed by Stephen Glover, c. 1871.
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