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Biography

Abdul-Aziz was an Ottoman sultan from 1861-1876. He was the son of Mahmud II and suceeded his brother Abdul-mecid, as sultan. Under his rule Turkey faced the unification of Wallachia and Moldavia into Rumania, the Cretan revolt, and the increasing autonomy of Egypt and Serbia. In 1875 a coup d'etat removed Abdul-Aziz from the throne in favor or his nephew, Murad V. Shortly afterward Abdul-Aziz took his own life. 

Letter References

Letter from William Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., June 28, 1871

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frederick William Seward, May 11, 1871

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frederick William Seward, March 10, 1871

Letter from William Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., December 16, 1870

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Biography: 

Abdul-Aziz was an Ottoman sultan from 1861-1876. He was the son of Mahmud II and suceeded his brother Abdul-mecid, as sultan. Under his rule Turkey faced the unification of Wallachia and Moldavia into Rumania, the Cretan revolt, and the increasing autonomy of Egypt and Serbia. In 1875 a coup d'etat removed Abdul-Aziz from the throne in favor or his nephew, Murad V. Shortly afterward Abdul-Aziz took his own life. 

Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Historical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Selcuk Aksin Somel
Publisher Location: 
Lanham, Maryland, and Oxford
Publisher Name: 
Scarecrow Press
Year: 
2003
Start Page: 
2
End Page: 
3
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=jGZQL41tg_oC&pg=RA1-PA2&dq=abdul+aziz+1830&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiFoc6L3q_XAhWJ6oMKHeknAyYQ6AEIKzAB#v=onepage&q=abdul%20aziz%201830&f=false
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Get this book in print▼ My library My History Books on Google Play American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge, for ... 1830-61, Volume 9
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Charles Bowen
Publisher Name: 
Gary & Bowen
Year: 
1838
Start Page: 
293
End Page: 
293
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=va00AAAAMAAJ&dq=abdul+aziz+1830&source=gbs_navlinks_s
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Historical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Selcuk Aksin Somel
Publisher Location: 
Lanham, Maryland, and Oxford
Publisher Name: 
Scarecrow Press
Year: 
2003
Start Page: 
2
End Page: 
3
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=jGZQL41tg_oC&pg=RA1-PA2&dq=abdul+aziz+1830&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiFoc6L3q_XAhWJ6oMKHeknAyYQ6AEIKzAB#v=onepage&q=abdul%20aziz%201830&f=false