Historedia
Person

Abdul Hamid II

Events
5
Episodes
8
Years
1876–1899

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Abdul Hamid II, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Deposition and death of Abdülaziz; brief reign and deposition of Murad V

    1876

    Role: Successor Sultan

    1. 30 May 1876 · Ottoman capital (site not stated in evidence)Deposition of Abdülaziz

      Abdülaziz was deposed on 30 May 1876 by ministers led by Midhat Pasha and Hüseyin Avni Pasha on grounds of economic mismanagement.

    2. 30 May–31 August 1876 · Çırağan PalaceBrief Reign of Murad V

      Murad V reigned for 93 days from 30 May to 31 August 1876, characterized by unstable health.

  2. Ottoman Constitution of 1876 promulgated, ending the Tanzimat

    1876

    Role: Sultan who signed the constitution

    1. 13 December 1876 (signing) · Constantinople (inferred from publication imprint; signing site not explicitly stated)Promulgation of the Constitution

      The Ottoman Constitution was signed by Sultan Abdul Hamid II on 13 December 1876 after strenuous debates, with multiple language versions apparently released simultaneously.

    2. 19–23 December 1876 · Location of appointment and announcement not stated in sourcesMidhat Pasha's Appointment and Announcement

      Midhat Pasha was appointed Grand Vizier on 19 December 1876 and announced on 23 December 1876 that a constitution would be promulgated with a representative parliament.

  3. Conference of Constantinople ends with Ottoman rejection of reform proposals

    1877

    Role: Sultan (identity unresolved; no person UUID supplied)

    1. 18 January 1877 · ConstantinopleDefinitive Refusal

      Grand Vizier Midhat Pasha announced the Ottoman Empire's definitive refusal to accept the conference decisions on 18 January 1877.

  4. Russo-Turkish War begins: Russia declares war on the Ottoman Empire

    1877

    Role: Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

    1. April 1877 (17 or 24 April, sources conflict) · Russian EmpireRussia Declares War

      Russia formally declared war on the Ottoman Empire in April 1877, with sources conflicting on whether the date was 17 or 24 April 1877.

    2. 24 April 1877 · Prut river near UngheniTroops Enter Romania

      Russian troops entered Romania through the Eiffel Bridge near Ungheni, resulting in Turkish bombardments of Romanian towns on the Danube.

  5. Ottoman Empire grants Deutsche Bank the Baghdad Railway concession

    1899

    Role: Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

    1. 1899 · Grant location not stated in supplied passages; legacy row indicates ConstantinopleGrant of the Baghdad Railway Concession

      In 1899 the Ottoman Empire granted Deutsche Bank the concession for a Berlin-Baghdad railway, after the Ministry of Public Works received many competing applications in 1898 and 1899.

Sources

  1. Abdul Hamid II Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29
  2. Constitution of the Ottoman Empire Wikipedia
  3. Constantinople Conference Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-22