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The Ottoman Empire's imperial government attempted representative democracy for the first time with the General Assembly. It was also known as the Ottoman Parliament. It was made up of two hous ...

Gegeen Khan, also known by his temple named Yingzong (Emperor Yingzong of Yuan, February 22, 1302 – September 4, 1323), was the Yuan dynasty's successor to Ayurbarwada. Apart from becomin ...

Following the Turkish Surname Law of 1934, Ahmet Tevfik Pasha became Ahmet Tevfik Okday. He was a Crimean Tatar who was an Ottoman statesman. He was the Ottoman Empire's last Grand Vizier. He w ...

The first Ottoman grand vizier was Alaeddin Pasha. Kemaleddin was his father's name. Hac Kemaleddin Olu Alaeddin Pasha or Alaeddin bin Hac Kemaleddin were his common names. He was most likely f ...

Mehmed VI was born Mehmed Vahideddin, and his original name was Mehmed VI. He was the Ottoman Empire's last Sultan. His forceful retirement and deportation in 1922 paved the ground for the Turk ...

Mehmed V Resad, the 35th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (r. 1909–1918), was born on 2 November 1844 and died on 3 July 1918. Sultan Abdulmejid I was his father. After the 31 March Incident, he ...

Abdul Hamid II, also known as Abdülhamid II, was the 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, reigning from 21 September 1842 until 10 February 1918, and was the last Sultan to maintain effective au ...

Murad V, an Ottoman sultan who reigned from May to August 1876, rose to the throne after his dictatorial uncle Abdülaziz was deposed. Murad, a man of great intelligence, had an excellent educa ...

Abdulaziz was the Ottoman Empire's 32nd Sultan, reigning from 25 June 1861 to 30 May 1876. In 1861, he succeeded his brother Abdulmejid I, the son of Sultan Mahmud II. He was the first Ottoman ...

Abdulmejid I was the Ottoman Empire's 31st Sultan, succeeding Mahmud II on 2 July 1839. The development of nationalist groups within the empire's borders was significant during his rule. Ab ...