Mahmud II

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Mahmud II was an Ottoman sultan (r. 1808–1839) known for his extensive military and administrative reforms that modernized the empire and curtailed the power of the Janissaries.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Mahmud II canonical 11
Sultan Mahmud II 4
Mahmud II reforms 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman sultan ⓘ
human ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
birthDate 1785-07-20 ⓘ
birthPlace Istanbul ⓘ
Topkapi Palace ⓘ
surface form: Topkapı Palace
burialPlace Istanbul ⓘ
Tomb of Mahmud II ⓘ
child Abdulaziz ⓘ
Sultan Abdülmecid I ⓘ
surface form: Abdulmejid I
conflict Egyptian–Ottoman War (1831–1833) ⓘ
surface form: Egyptian–Ottoman conflicts under Muhammad Ali Pasha

Greek War of Independence ⓘ
Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829) ⓘ
country Ottoman Empire ⓘ
deathDate 1839-07-01 ⓘ
deathPlace Istanbul ⓘ
Dolmabahce Palace ⓘ
surface form: Nusretiye Palace
dynasty Ottoman dynasty ⓘ
era late Ottoman reform era ⓘ
event Auspicious Incident ⓘ
father Abdul Hamid I ⓘ
givenName Mahmud ⓘ
house Ottoman dynasty ⓘ
surface form: House of Osman
knownFor administrative reforms ⓘ
curtailing the power of the Janissaries ⓘ
military reforms ⓘ
modernization of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
language Ottoman Turkish ⓘ
mother Nakşidil Sultan ⓘ
notableAction abolition of the Janissary corps ⓘ
centralization of state administration ⓘ
creation of a modern conscripted army ⓘ
curtailment of ayan (provincial notables) power ⓘ
establishment of new ministries ⓘ
introduction of European-style military training ⓘ
introduction of a modern postal service ⓘ
reform of clothing regulations for officials ⓘ
reform of provincial governance ⓘ
reform of the tax-farming system ⓘ
reorganization of the Ottoman bureaucracy ⓘ
notableWork Auspicious Incident ⓘ
positionHeld Ottoman sultan ⓘ
surface form: Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
predecessor Mustafa IV ⓘ
regnalName Mahmud II self-link ⓘ
reignEnd 1839 ⓘ
reignStart 1808 ⓘ
relative Selim III ⓘ
religion Sunni Islam ⓘ
signedTreaty Treaty of Adrianople (1829) ⓘ
spouse Bezmialem Sultan ⓘ
successor Sultan Abdülmecid I ⓘ
surface form: Abdulmejid I

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tanzimat → precededBy → Mahmud II ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mahmud II reforms
Janissaries → dissolvedBy → Mahmud II ⓘ
Sultan Abdülmecid I → father → Mahmud II ⓘ
Mahmud II → regnalName → Mahmud II self-link ⓘ
Janissary Agha → abolishedBy → Mahmud II ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sultan Mahmud II
Treaty of Adrianople (1829) → party → Mahmud II ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sultan Mahmud II (as Ottoman monarch)
Sultan Abdülaziz → father → Mahmud II ⓘ
Egyptian–Ottoman War (1831–1833) → commander → Mahmud II ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sultan Mahmud II
Egyptian–Ottoman War (1839–1841) → commander → Mahmud II ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sultan Mahmud II
Battle of Nezib (1839) → involvedEntity → Mahmud II ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Nezib
this entity surface form: Sultan Mahmud II
Sultan Abdülmecid Khan → father → Mahmud II ⓘ
Bezmialem Sultan → spouse → Mahmud II ⓘ