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Also Known As Abdul-Hamid II
Born September 21, 1842
Died February 10, 1918 (aged 75)
Title / Office sultan (1876-1909), Ottoman Empire
Role In Armenian Genocide • Tanzimat • Russo-Turkish wars

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