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Abdülhamid I (
Ottoman Turkish: عبد الحميد اول
`Abdü’l-Ḥamīd-i evvel) (
March 20,
1725 –
April 7,
1789), was the 27th
Sultan of the
Ottoman Empire. He was the son of sultan
Ahmed III (1703–30) and succeeded his brother
Mustafa III (1757–74) on
January 21,
1774.
Imprisonment
Abdülhamid was imprisoned for most of the first forty-three years of his life by his cousins
Mahmud I and
Osman III and his older brother Mustafa III, as was custom. He received his early education from his mother Rabia Semi Sultana, from whom he studied history and learned
calligraphy.
His imprisonment made him aloof in regard to state affairs and malleable to the designs of his advisors. Yet he was also very religious and a
pacifist by nature. At his accession the financial straits of the treasury were such that the usual donative couldn't be given to the
janissaries. War was, however, forced on him and less than a year after his accession the complete defeat of the
Turks at
Battle of Kozluja led to the
treaty of Kuchuk-Kainarji on
July 21 1774.
Other
In spite of his failures, Abdülhamid was regarded as the most gracious Sultan of the Ottomans. He administrated the
fire brigade during the fire in 1782. In Istanbul, he won the admiration of his people as he was so religious that he was called a "Veli" (saint). He also traced a reform policy, followed the governmental administrations closely and worked with statesmen. When Abdülhamid came to the throne the army asked for gratuities and the sultan claimed that: "There are, no longer, gratuities in our treasury, all of our soldier sons should learn". He also began the restoration of the military system. He is credited with better education standards. He tried to renovate the Janissary corps and the naval forces. He established a new artillery troop. He made a census in the Janissary corps.
Slight successes against rebellious outbreaks in
Syria and the
Morea couldn't compensate for the loss of the
Crimea which Russia greatly coveted. War was once more declared against Russia in
1787 and in the following year Russians were joined by
Austria. The Swedes and Prussians joined the conflict on the side of the Ottomans, but provided no assistance. While the Ottomans held their own in the conflict -- and even "won" the
Battle of Karánsebes without firing a single shot -- they ultimately lost with
Ochakov falling in
1788 to the Russians (all of its inhabitants being massacred.)
Abdülhamid died four months later at the age of sixty-four. He was buried in Bahcekapi, a tomb he'd built for himself.
Family
His wives were:
Ayse Sine-perver haseki sultan,Nakshidil Haseki Sultan(Aimee De Bükk de Rivery) Hatice Ruh-shah, Huma Shah, Ayse, Binnaz, Dilpezir, Mehtabe, Misl-i Na-yab, Mu'teber, Nevres, Mihriban
His sons were:
Mustafa IV (1807–08) (his son by
Ayse Sine-perver),
Mahmud II (1808–39)(his son by Nakshidil), Murad, Nusret, Mehmed, Ahmed, and Suleyman.
His daughters were:
Princess Esma, Emine, Rabia, Saliha, Alimsah, Durusehvar, Fatma, Meliksah, Hibetullah and Zekiye Sultans
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