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Also Known As Abdul-Medjid I • Abdul-Mejid I
Born April 25, 1823 • Ottoman Empire
Died June 25, 1861 (aged 38) • Ottoman Empire
Title / Office sultan (1839-1861), Ottoman Empire
Role In Tanzimat • Treaty of Paris

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Enver Paşa
Enver Paşa
Ottoman general
Abdülhamid II
Abdülhamid II
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Abdülaziz, detail of a portrait by an unknown artist, 19th century; in the Topkapı Palace Museum, Istanbul
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Mustafa Reşid Paşa
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Âli Paşa, Mehmed Emin
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Mehmed Fuad Paşa
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Mehmed II
Ottoman sultan
Süleyman I
Süleyman the Magnificent
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Bayezid II
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Köprülü Mehmed Paşa
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Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Paşa
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Portrait of Mahmud II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, standing in ornate military dress beside a blue-draped table, with a cityscape and green curtain in the background.
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Kösem Sultan
Ottoman sultana
Selim III
Selim III
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Midhat Pasha
Midhat Pasha
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Murad I
Ottoman sultan
Murad II
Murad II
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Murad IV
Murad IV
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Mehmed VI
Mehmed VI
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Mustafa III, miniature; in Istanbul University Library (MS Yildiz 8647/17).
Mustafa III
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