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.

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

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

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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