1826Janissaries Massacre

Janissaries massacred by forces loyal to Mahmud II after the...
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👑 Selim III Deposed

Selim III Deposed (1807)
Selim IIIOttoman EmpireJanissariesLeadershipPolitical Intrigue19th CenturyGovernanceReformMilitary History
Ottoman EmpireOttoman EmpireTurkeyTurkey

👑 Mahmud II Ascends the Ottoman Throne

Bairakdar, the ayan of Rusçuk, having arrived in Constantinople too late to restore Selim III (who had been strangled), installed Mahmud II, the sole surviving member of the Ottoman line.
Mahmud II Ascends the Ottoman Throne (1808)
Mahmud IIOttoman EmpireLeadershipGovernance19th CenturyPolitical HistoryReformJanissariesEuropean History
Ottoman EmpireOttoman EmpireTurkeyTurkey

🩸 Muhammad Ali's Massacre of the Mamluks

Muhammad Ali has Mamluks massacred in the Citadel of Cairo, thereby consolidating his absolute power.
Muhammad Ali's Massacre of the Mamluks (1811)
Muhammad Ali of EgyptMamluksEgyptLeadershipViolence19th CenturyGovernancePolitical HistoryMilitary History
EgyptEgypt

🔪 Janissaries Massacre

Janissaries massacred by forces loyal to Mahmud II after they revolted following formation of new army corps.
JanissariesMahmud IIOttoman EmpireMilitary reform19th CenturyGovernanceMilitaryReform
Ottoman EmpireOttoman EmpireTurkeyTurkey

📜 Hatt-ı Şerif of Gülhane and the Tanzimât Reforms

The Hatt-ı Şerif of Gülhane (Supreme Edict of the Rose House) issued by sultan Abdülmecid I, which began the Tanzimât reforms of the Ottoman Empire.
Hatt-ı Şerif of Gülhane and the Tanzimât Reforms (1839)
Ottoman EmpireReformGovernance19th CenturyTanzimatModernization
TurkeyTurkey

👑 Constitutional monarchy in Ottoman Empire (first phase)

Constitutional monarchy in Ottoman Empire (Turkey)(first phase)
Ottoman EmpireConstitutional MonarchyTanzimatReformGovernanceModernization19th Century
TurkeyTurkey