Mahmud II
Monarch
1789 – 1839
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Who was Mahmud II?
Mahmud II was the 30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. He was born in the Topkapi Palace, Constantinople, the posthumous son of Sultan Abdulhamid I. His reign is notable mostly for the extensive administrative, military and fiscal reforms he instituted, which culminated into the Decree of Tanzimat that was carried out by his sons Abdülmecid I and Abdülaziz I.
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- Born
- Jul 20, 1789
Constantinople - Parents
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- Ottoman Empire
- Died
- Jul 1, 1839
Constantinople
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on July 23, 2013
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