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The 31 March Incident leads to the overthrow of Sultan Abdul Hamid II.

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31 March incident

1909 political crisis in the Ottoman Empire

The 31 March incident was an uprising in the Ottoman Empire in April 1909, during the Second Constitutional Era. The incident broke out during the night of 30–31 Mart 1325 in Rumi calendar, thus named after 31 March where March is the equivalent to Rumi month Mart. Occurring…
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Abdul Hamid II

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1876 to 1909

Abdülhamid II or Abdul Hamid II was the 34th sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1876 to 1909, and the last sultan to exert effective control over the fracturing state. He oversaw a period of decline with rebellions, and presided over an unsuccessful war with the Russian Empire…
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