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Abdul-Aziz was an Ottoman sultan from 1861-1876. He was the son of Mahmud II and suceeded his brother Abdul-mecid, as sultan. Under his rule Turkey faced the unification of Wallachia and Moldavia into Rumania, the Cretan revolt, and the increasing autonomy of Egypt and Serbia. In 1875 a coup d'etat removed Abdul-Aziz from the throne in favor or his nephew, Murad V. Shortly afterward Abdul-Aziz took his own life. 

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Abdul-Aziz was an Ottoman sultan from 1861-1876. He was the son of Mahmud II and suceeded his brother Abdul-mecid, as sultan. Under his rule Turkey faced the unification of Wallachia and Moldavia into Rumania, the Cretan revolt, and the increasing autonomy of Egypt and Serbia. In 1875 a coup d'etat removed Abdul-Aziz from the throne in favor or his nephew, Murad V. Shortly afterward Abdul-Aziz took his own life. 

Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Historical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Selcuk Aksin Somel
Publisher Location: 
Lanham, Maryland, and Oxford
Publisher Name: 
Scarecrow Press
Year: 
2003
Start Page: 
2
End Page: 
3
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=jGZQL41tg_oC&pg=RA1-PA2&dq=abdul+aziz+1830&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiFoc6L3q_XAhWJ6oMKHeknAyYQ6AEIKzAB#v=onepage&q=abdul%20aziz%201830&f=false
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Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Get this book in print▼ My library My History Books on Google Play American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge, for ... 1830-61, Volume 9
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Charles Bowen
Publisher Name: 
Gary & Bowen
Year: 
1838
Start Page: 
293
End Page: 
293
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=va00AAAAMAAJ&dq=abdul+aziz+1830&source=gbs_navlinks_s
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Historical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Selcuk Aksin Somel
Publisher Location: 
Lanham, Maryland, and Oxford
Publisher Name: 
Scarecrow Press
Year: 
2003
Start Page: 
2
End Page: 
3
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=jGZQL41tg_oC&pg=RA1-PA2&dq=abdul+aziz+1830&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiFoc6L3q_XAhWJ6oMKHeknAyYQ6AEIKzAB#v=onepage&q=abdul%20aziz%201830&f=false