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Born July 20, 1785 • Turkey
Died July 1, 1839 (aged 53) • Istanbul • Turkey
Title / Office sultan (1808-1839), Ottoman Empire
Role In Battle of Konya • Russo-Turkish War • Russo-Turkish War • War of Greek Independence • Russo-Turkish wars

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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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