Mehmed VI
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Mehmed VI Vahideddin, also known as Şahbaba among the Osmanoğlu family, was the last sultan of the Ottoman Empire and the penultimate Ottoman caliph, reigning from 4 July 1918 until 1 November 1922, w
Mehmed VI in 1918
Prince Vahdeddin, Resimli Kitab magazine
Sabiha Sultana’s wedding day in 1920, left to right: Ulviye Sultana, Dürrüşehvar Sultana, Nazikeda Kadınefendi, Sabiha, Mehmed Ertuğrul Efendi, Şehsuvar Hanımefendi
1916 portrait
Abdülmecid II
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Abdülmecid II or Abdul Mejid II, commonly known as Abdülmecid Efendi, was the last Ottoman caliph, the only caliph elected by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, and head of the Osmanoğlu family fr
Mehmed VI
…1922, the Grand National Assembly voted to abolish the Sultanate and to depose Mehmed VI as Caliph and he subsequently fled the country. His cousin Abdul Mejid II was elected Caliph in his stead, though he too, and the entire Osmanoğlu family were soon exiled after the abolition of the Caliphate. On 29 October…
Portrait by Jean Pascal Sébah, 1923
Prince Abdülmecid and Dürrüşehvar
Abdülmecid Efendi on his route to be enthroned as Caliph
Abdülmecid Efendi being informed of his deposition as Caliph