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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November 2 - 1844 - July 3 - 1918 - Ottoman Sultan - Caliph - Caliphate - 1517

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He was the son of Sultan Abdulmeçid 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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Sultan Abdulmeçid - Gulcemal Kadin Efandi - April 27 - 1909 - July 3 - 1918 - Yildiz - Istanbul - Eyup - Mehmed Ziyaeddin - 1873 - 1938 - Omer Hilmi - 1888 - 1935

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See also: Young Turks.

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