Great Eastern Crisis
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The Great Eastern Crisis of 1875–1878 began in the Ottoman Empire's administrative territories in the Balkan Peninsula in 1875, with the outbreak of several uprisings and wars that resulted in the int
Serbian soldiers attacking the Ottoman army at Mramor, 1877
The Batak massacre carried out by Ottoman irregular troops in Bulgaria (1876)
Abdulaziz
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Abdulaziz was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 25 June 1861 to 30 May 1876, when he was overthrown in a government coup. He was a son of Sultan Mahmud II and succeeded his brother Abdulmejid I in
Great Eastern Crisis
…to constantly refinance its debts. A large amount of money was also spent for building new ships for the Ottoman Navy during the reign of Sultan Abdülaziz (r. 1861–1876). In 1875, the Ottoman Navy had 21 battleships and 173 warships of other types, which formed the third largest naval fleet in the world…
Portrait by Abdullah Frères
A portrait of Sultan Abdülaziz (1869)
Sultan Abdulaziz during his visit to the United Kingdom in 1867.
Queen Victoria and Sultan Abdulaziz on the royal yacht HMY Victoria and Albert during the Sultan's visit to the United Kingdom in 1867.