Abdul Hamid I
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Abdülhamid I or Abdul Hamid I was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1774 to 1789. A devout and pacifist sultan, he inherited a bankrupt empire and sought military reforms, including overhauling th
Portrait by Ferdinando Tonioli, 1788
Portrait of Abdul Hamid I, 18th century
The Ottoman Army advances from Sofia, its largest garrison in Rumelia, in the year 1788.
Tomb of Abdul Hamid I in Eminönü quarter of Fatih, Istanbul.
Mahmud II
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Mahmud II was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. Often described as the "Peter the Great of Turkey", Mahmud instituted extensive administrative, military, and fiscal r
Abdul Hamid I
…actually the disappeared Aimée du Buc de Rivéry, distant cousin of the Empress Josephine Bonaparte. She is a mother of two sons and a daughter, including Mahmud II. She died on 28 July and was buried in her mausoleum inside her Fatih Mosque. Hümaşah Kadın. Mother of at least a son, she built a fountain near…
Portrait by Henri-Guillaume Schlesinger, 1839
Mahmud II enthroned, c. 1809
Abdullah bin Saud Al Saud
Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt attacks Missolonghi