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Mehmed VI

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Mehmed VI
Caliph o Islam
Amir al-Mu'minin
Sultan o the Ottoman Empire
Custodian o the Twa Holy Mosques
Offeecial portrait o Mehmed VI
Ring3 Julie 1918 – 1 November 1922
Sword Girdin4 Juin 1918
PredecessorMehmed V
Caliph o Islam
Ring3 Julie 1918 – 19 November 1922
CoronationNone
PredecessorMehmed V
SuccessorAbdülmecid II [1]
Born2 Februar 1861(1861-02-02)
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Dee'd16 Mey 1926(1926-05-16) (aged 65)
Sanremo, Italy
BuirialDamascus, Sirie
SpouseNazikedâ Kadınefendi
Inşirah Hanımefendi
Müveddet Kadınefendi
Nevvare Hanımefendi
Nevzad Hanımefendi
IssueMünire Sultan
Fatma Ulviye Sultan
Emine Nazikedâ Kadınefendi
Ertuğrul Osman
HooseOsman
FaitherAbdülmecid I
MitherGülüstü Kadın Efendi
ReleegionIslam
SeegnaturMehmed VI's signature

Mehmed VI Wahid ed-din (Ottoman Turkish: محمد سادس Meḥmed-i sâdis, Turkis: Mehmed Vahideddin or Mehmet Vahdettin) (14 Januar/2 Februar 1861 – 15/16 Mey 1926) wis the 36t an last Sultan o the Ottoman Empire, rignin frae 1918 til 1922. The brither o Mehmed V, he succeedit tae the throne as the auldest male member o the Hoose o Osman efter the 1916 suicide o Abdülaziz's son Yusuf Izzettin Efendi,[2] the heir tae the throne. He wis girded wi the Sword o Osman on Julie 4, 1918, as the thirtie-saxt padishah. His faither wis sultan Abdülmecid I an mither wis Gülüstü, (1831 - Mey 1861), oreeginally named Henriet, a Circassian. Mehmed wis removed frae the throne whan the Ottoman sultanate wis abolished on 1 November 1922.

References

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  1. Hoiberg, Dale H., ed. (2010). "Abdümecid II". Encyclopedia Britannica. I: A-ak Bayes (15th ed.). Chicago, IL: Encyclopedia Britannica Inc. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8
  2. Freely, John, Inside the Seraglio, published 1999, Chapter 16: The Year of Three Sultans