Mehmed V

Mehmed V (sometimes also Mahommed V; known as Mehmed V Re?ad (or Re?at) or Reshid Effendi) (November 2 1844 – July 3 1918) was the 39th Ottoman Sultan. He is also attributed to have been the 99th Ottoman caliph of Islam, at least should the Ottoman dynasty have taken the Caliphate in 1517, a fact disputed by some.

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He was the son of Sultan Abdulme?id and Gulcemal Kadin Efandi. He ascended the throne on the April 27, 1909 and died on July 3, 1918 at the age of 73. He lived in the Yildiz Palace in Istanbul. The grave of Sultan Mehmed V is in the Eyup district of modern Istanbul. He left two sons: Prince Mehmed Ziyaeddin (1873-1938) and Prince Omer Hilmi (1888-1935).

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See also: Young Turks.

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1844: 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar)....

July 3: July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 181 days remaining....

1918: 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar....

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Mehmed Pasa Sokolovic Bridge over the Drina River