Abdulmejid I

Abdulmejid I or Abdul Majid I (Ottoman Turkish: عبد المجيد اول, romanized: ʿAbdü'l-Mecîd-i evvel, Turkish: I. Abdülmecid; 25 April 1823 – 25 June 1861) was the 31st sultan of the Ottoman Empire and succeeded his father Mahmud II on 2 July 1839.[4] His reign was notable for the rise of nationalist movements within the empire's territories. Abdulmejid wanted to encourage Ottomanism among secessionist subject nations and stop rising nationalist movements within the empire, but despite new laws and reforms to integrate non-Muslims and non-Turks more thoroughly into Ottoman society, his efforts failed in this regard.

Abdulmejid I
Ottoman Caliph
Amir al-Mu'minin
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
Khan
Abdulmejid portrait
Portrait by Konstantin Cretius
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (Padishah)
Reign2 July 1839 – 25 June 1861
PredecessorMahmud II
SuccessorAbdülaziz
Grand Viziers
See list
  • Husrev Pasha
    Sadık Rıfat Pasha
    Mehmed Emin Rauf Pasha
    Ibrahim Sarim Pasha
    Topal Izzet Mehmed Pasha
    Mustafa Reşid Pasha
    Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha
    Damat Mehmed Ali Pasha
    Mustafa Naili Pasha
    Kıbrıslı Mehmed Emin Pasha
    Mehmed Rushdi Pasha
Born25 April 1823[1][2]
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Died25 June 1861(1861-06-25) (aged 38)
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Burial
Yavuz Selim Mosque, Fatih, Istanbul
ConsortsSee below
Issue
Among others
See
    • Murad V
    • Abdul Hamid II
    • Fatma Sultan
    • Refia Sultan
    • Cemile Sultan
    • Mehmed V
    • Münire Sultan
    • Şehzade Ahmed Kemaleddin
    • Behice Sultan
    • Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin
    • Seniha Sultan
    • Şehzade Ahmed Nureddin
    • Mediha Sultan
    • Naile Sultan
    • Şehzade Selim Süleyman
    • Mehmed VI
Full name
Abdul Majeed Han bin Mahmud[3]
DynastyOttoman
FatherMahmud II
MotherBezmiâlem Sultan
ReligionSunni Islam
TughraAbdulmejid I's signature

He tried to forge alliances with the major powers of Western Europe, namely the United Kingdom and France, who fought alongside the Ottoman Empire in the Crimean War against Russia. During the Congress of Paris on 30 March 1856, the Ottoman Empire was officially included among the European family of nations.

Abdulmejid's biggest achievement was the announcement and application of the Tanzimat (reorganization) reforms which were prepared by his father and effectively started the modernization of the Ottoman Empire in 1839. For this achievement, one of the imperial anthems of the Ottoman Empire, the March of Abdulmejid, was named after him.

References
  1. "Abdulmecid I". Encyclopædia Britannica (online ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. There are sources that state his birth date as 23 April.
  3. Garo Kürkman, (1991), Osmanlılarda Ölçü Ve Tartılar, p. 61
  4. Chambers Biographical Dictionary, ISBN 0-550-18022-2, page 3
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