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Abdication

Turkey · House / House of Osmanli. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

10Records
1402–1924Date range
8Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1402

Bayezid I the Thunderbolt1402

House / House of Osmanli

Bayezid I the Thunderbolt is deposed

1618

Mustafa I1618

House / House of Osmanli

Forced to abdicate by the Janissaries in favour of his nephew Osman II

1623

Mustafa I1623

House / House of Osmanli

Forced to abdicate by the Janissaries in favour of Murad IV

1730

Ahmed III1730

House / House of Osmanli

Deposed by a revolt

1807

Selim III29 May 1807

House / House of Osmanli

Steps down in favor of Mustapha IV. Carrys out reforms but the military Janissaries & reactionary "Ulema" Council remain

1876

Abdulhamid I1876

House / House of Osmanli

Forced to abdicate in favour of his nephew Murad V

Abdulhamid I1876

Crete · House / House of Osmanli

Forced do abdicate after a revolution

Murad V1876

House / House of Osmanli

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

1909

Abdulhamid II1909

House / House of Osmanli

Forced to abdicate by the Young Turks

1924

Abdulmecid II3 March 1924

House / House of Osmanli

Deposed and expelled from the shores of Turkey with the rest of his family. Abdulmecid II is deposed

Names involved

Abdulhamid IAbdulhamid IIAbdulmecid IIAhmed IIIBayezid I the ThunderboltMurad VMustafa ISelim III

Provenance

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