Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918). Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1876-1909). Son of Abd¸lmecit I, succeeded his brother Murat V, deposed by Midhat Pasha. He promulgated a constitution (1876). Nineteenth-century engraving.
Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918). Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1876-1909). Son of Abd¸lmecit I, succeeded his brother Murat V, deposed by Midhat Pasha. He promulgated a constitution (1876). Nineteenth-century engraving.