Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Murad V Biography and Timeline

Follow Murad V through 5 dated historical records for Turkey.

Murad V, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

5Distinct records
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1840–1904Years on this page

1840

Birth of Murad V

Sultan · House / House of Osmanli

Birth of Murad V, son of Abd al-Majid

Role range: 1876-1876

1876

Abdication

Sultan · House / House of Osmanli

Murad V is deposed because of his insanity. Forced to abdicate in favour of his brother Abdul Hamid II

Role range: 1876-1876

Succession

Sultan · House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Emperor of Turkey

Role range: 1876-1876

Health of Murad V

Sultan · Science / Medicine

Murad V is deposed because of his insanity

Role range: 1876-1876

1904

Death of Murad V

Sultan · House / House of Osmanli

Death of Murad V

Role range: 1876-1876

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.