Abd%C3%BClmecid I

Abdlmecid I , also known as Abdulmejid and similar spellings, was the 31st Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and succeeded his father Mahmud II onJuly 1839. His reign was notable for the rise of nationalist movements within the empires territories. Abdlmecid wanted to encourage Ottomanism among the secessionist subject nations and stop the rise of nationalist movements within the empire, but failed to succeed despite trying to integrate nonMuslims and nonTurks more thoroughly into Ottoman society with new laws and reforms. 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. In the following Congress of Paris onMarch 1856, the Ottoman Empire was officially included among the European family of nations. Abdlmecids biggest achievement was the announcement and application of the Tanzimat reforms which were prepared by his father and effectively started the mo

Abdlmecid was born at the Beikta Sahil Palace or at the Topkap Palace, both in Constantinople. His mother was his fathers first wife in 1839, Valide Sultan Bezmilem, originally named Suzi , either a Circassian or Georgian slave.

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