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Mahmud II

1785 - 1839

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Mahmud II (Ottoman Turkish: محمود ثانى, romanized: Maḥmûd-u s̠ânî, Turkish: II. Mahmud; 20 July 1785 – 1 July 1839) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. Often described as the "Peter the Great of Turkey", Mahmud instituted extensive administrative, military, and fiscal reforms. His disbandment of the conservative Janissary Corps removed a major obstacle to his and his successors' reforms in the Empire, creating the foundations of the subsequent Tanzimat era. Mahmud's reign was also marked by further Ottoman military defeats and loss of territory as a result of nationalist uprisings and European intervention. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mahmud II is the 428th most popular politician (down from 302nd in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 47th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Turkish Politician.

Mahmud II was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 to 1839. He is most famous for his modernization of the empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mahmud II ranks 428 out of 19,576. Before him are Philip III of Spain, Gerald Ford, Charles V of France, Mahmoud Abbas, Alfonso XIII of Spain, and Suleiman II. After him are Constans, Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, Georges Pompidou, Temür Khan, Charles XII of Sweden, and Godfrey of Bouillon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1785, Mahmud II ranks 2. Before him is Louis XVII of France. After him are Jacob Grimm, Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Thomas De Quincey, Alessandro Manzoni, Karl Drais, Lin Zexu, William Jackson Hooker, Claude-Louis Navier, Bettina von Arnim, and Florestan I, Prince of Monaco. Among people deceased in 1839, Mahmud II ranks 1. After him are Frederick VI of Denmark, Caroline Bonaparte, Friedrich Mohs, Fernando Sor, Ranjit Singh, William, Duke of Nassau, Princess Marie of Orléans, Charlotte Bonaparte, William Smith, Joseph Fesch, and Pehr Henrik Ling.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Mahmud II ranks 60 out of 1,347. Before him are Ammianus Marcellinus (330), Leucippus (-500), Osman II (1604), Gregory of Nazianzus (329), Croesus (-596), and Suleiman II (1642). After him are Hipparchus (-190), Margaret the Virgin (292), Saint Blaise (300), Mahidevran (1500), Aristotle Onassis (1906), and Mehmed V (1844).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Mahmud II ranks 33. Before him are Şehzade Mustafa (1515), Mehmed VI (1861), Zoë Porphyrogenita (978), Osman II (1604), Croesus (-596), and Suleiman II (1642). After him are Mahidevran (1500), Mehmed V (1844), Ertuğrul (1198), Ahmed II (1643), Abdulmejid I (1823), and Abdul Hamid I (1725).

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