31 March Incident

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The 31 March Incident was a 1909 counterrevolutionary uprising in the Ottoman Empire, led by conservative and religious factions in Istanbul against the Young Turk constitutional regime.

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instanceOf counterrevolution
historical event
uprising
aftermath consolidation of the Second Constitutional Era
increased military and political dominance of the CUP
alsoKnownAs 31 March Counterrevolution
31 March Uprising
31 Mart Vakası
calendarNote Named for 31 March 1325 in the Rumi calendar
chronology occurred months after the 1908 Young Turk Revolution
country Ottoman Empire
dateOfDepositionOfAbdulHamidII 1909-04-27
goal removal of Young Turk influence from government
restoration of sharia-based governance
reversal of constitutional reforms of 1908
hasCause conservative reaction against secularizing reforms
discontent within the Ottoman army ranks in Istanbul
opposition to Young Turk constitutional regime
religious agitation by Islamist and conservative groups
historicalSignificance key turning point in the consolidation of Young Turk power
marked the final political downfall of Abdul Hamid II
involves Action Army
Committee of Union and Progress supporters
Islamist and conservative politicians
3rd Army of Turkey
surface form: Ottoman Third Army

religious students (softas)
ledBy conservative factions in the Ottoman Empire
mutinous soldiers of the Ottoman army in Istanbul
religious factions in Istanbul
location Istanbul
opposedTo Committee of Union and Progress
Committee of Union and Progress
surface form: Young Turk movement
partOf Second Constitutional Era of the Ottoman Empire
politicalAlignmentOfInsurgents pro-Abdul Hamid II
relatedTo Ottoman counterrevolutionary movements
Second Constitutional Era
Young Turk Revolution
religiousDimension Islamist opposition to perceived secularization
result accession of Mehmed V as sultan
deposition of Sultan Abdul Hamid II
strengthening of Committee of Union and Progress control
suppression of the uprising by the Action Army
startDate 1909-04-13
suppressedBy Action Army under Mahmud Shevket Pasha
typeOfConflict military mutiny
political crisis

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Young Turk Revolution followedBy 31 March Incident