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Abdulmecid I Biography and Timeline

Follow Abdulmecid I through 9 dated historical records for Turkey.

Abdulmecid I, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

9Distinct records
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1823–1862Years on this page

1823

Birth of Abdulmecid I

Sultan · House / House of Osmanli

Birth of Abdulmecid I, son of Sultan Mahmud II

Role range: 1839-1861

1839

Succession

Sultan · House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey

Role range: 1839-1861

1840

Rebellion of Egypt

Sultan · Warfare / Turkey War

Egypt rebels against Turkish rule

Role range: 1839-1861

Siege of Acre

Sultan · Acre · Warfare / Turkey War

A combined British & Turkish fleet recaptures Acre from the Egyptians

Role range: 1839-1861

1841

Rule of Straits

Sultan · Straits · House / House of Osmanli

Domination of the Straits is given to the Ottoman Empire by the Treaty of Hunkar

Role range: 1839-1861

Treaty of Hunkar Iskelesi

Sultan · Hunkar Iskelesi · House / House of Osmanli

Other countries battleships transit in the periods of peace is forbidden. Domination of the Straits is given to the Ottoman Empire by the Treaty of Hunkar

Role range: 1839-1861

Convention

Sultan · London · Warfare / Turkey War

Under the convention of London Acre is returned to Turkey

Role range: 1839-1861

Rule of Acre

Sultan · Acre · Warfare / Turkey War

Under the convention of London Acre is returned to Turkey

Role range: 1839-1861

1862

Death of Abdulmecid I

Sultan · House / House of Osmanli

Death of Abdulmecid I at the age of 39, because of tuberculosis

Role range: 1839-1861

Records, sources and methodology

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