Mehmed V Resad

Mehmed V Resad, the caliph of the Ottoman caliphate, ruling 1909–1918 CE.

Reign · Ottoman Empire · no. 27 in the chain · 1909–1918 CE

Ruled the caliphate

Events of the reign

31 March Incident

Draft card for the 31 March Incident of 1909, the Constantinople rising against the Committee's constitutional rule put down by the Action Army; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Albanian revolt of 1912

Draft card for the Albanian revolt of 1912, the great rising that hastened Albania's independence from the Ottomans; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Albanian Uprisings in the Ottoman Empire

Draft card for Albanian Uprisings in the Ottoman Empire; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Anglo-Turkish War (1918–1923)

Draft card for Anglo-Turkish War (1918–1923); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
The Arab Congress in Paris

The 1913 Arab Congress in Paris — al-Fatat's response to CUP repression, chaired by Abd al-Hamid al-Zahrawi, resolving on decentralisation, official Arabic in the Arab provinces and local military service.
Armenian Resistance of 1915

Draft card for the Armenian resistance of 1915, the defences at Van, Musa Dagh and Shabin Karahisar in the Ottoman Empire; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle for Baby 700 (1915)

Draft card for Battle for Baby 700 (1915); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle for No.3 Post

Draft card for Battle for No.3 Post; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Abu Tellul

Draft card for the Battle of Abu Tellul in 1918, the Ottoman-German attack on the Australians in the Jordan Valley; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Aqaba

Draft card for the Battle of Aqaba in 1917, the Arab Revolt's capture of the Ottoman port in Faisal's and Lawrence's raid; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Arara

Draft card for the Battle of Arara in 1918, the Allied breach of the Ottoman line in the Megiddo campaign; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Ardahan

Draft card for the Battle of Ardahan in 1914, the Ottoman defeat by the Russians at the opening of the Caucasus campaign; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Ayun Kara

Draft card for the Battle of Ayun Kara in 1917 during the Sinai and Palestine campaign; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Basra

Draft card for the Battle of Basra in 1914, the British capture of the Ottoman city at the Mesopotamian campaign's start; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Beersheba

Draft card for the Battle of Beersheba in 1917, the Australian cavalry charge that opened the road to Jerusalem; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Bitlis

Draft card for the Battle of Bitlis in 1916, Russia's capture of the Ottoman city in the Caucasus campaign; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Bizani

Draft card for the Battle of Bizani in 1913, the Greek capture of Ioannina from the Ottomans in the Balkan War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Brdici (1913)

Draft card for the Battle of Brdici in 1913, an action of the Second Balkan War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Bulair

Draft card for the Battle of Bulair in 1913, the Ottoman repulse of the Bulgarian landing at Gallipoli in the Balkan War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Catalca (1912)

Draft card for Battle of Catalca (1912); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Chios

Draft card for the Battle of Chios in 1912–13, the Greeks' capture of the island from the Ottomans in the Balkan War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Ctesiphon

Draft card for the Battle of Ctesiphon in 1915, the Ottoman stand that turned back the British advance on Baghdad near the Sasanian arch; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Daraa (1918)

Draft card for Battle of Daraa (1918); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Deçiq (1911)

Draft card for the Battle of Deçiq in 1911, part of the Albanian revolt against the Ottomans; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Dujaila

Draft card for the Battle of Dujaila in 1916, the Ottoman repulse of the Kut relief attempt; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of El Buggar Ridge

Draft card for the Battle of El Buggar Ridge in 1917 during the southern Palestine offensive; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of El Burj (1917)

Draft card for the Battle of El Burj in 1917, an action of the British campaign in Ottoman Palestine; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Elli

Draft card for the naval Battle of Elli in 1912, the Greek fleet's victory off the Dardanelles in the Balkan War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Erzincan

Draft card for the Battle of Erzincan in 1916, the Ottoman Third Army's defeat by Russia in the Caucasus campaign; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Erzurum (1918)

Draft card for Battle of Erzurum (1918); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Es Sinn

Draft card for the Battle of Es Sinn in 1915, the Ottoman victory over the British in Mesopotamia; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
First Battle of Gaza

Draft card for the First Battle of Gaza in 1917, the Ottoman repulse of the British assault on Gaza in the First World War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Gully Ravine

Draft card for the Battle of Gully Ravine in 1915, the Allied-Ottoman clash at Gallipoli; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Haifa

Draft card for the Battle of Haifa in 1918, the British-Indian cavalry's capture of the city in the Palestine campaign; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Hanna

Draft card for the Battle of Hanna in 1916, the Ottoman repulse of the British relief force bound for Kut; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Hareira and Sheria

Draft card for the Battle of Hareira and Sheria in 1917, the British breach of the Ottoman Gaza-Beersheba line; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Hijla (1918)

Draft card for Battle of Hijla (1918); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Jaffa

Draft card for the Battle of Jaffa in 1917, the British capture of the city from the Ottomans; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Jerusalem (1917)

Draft card for the Battle of Jerusalem in 1917, Allenby's entry into the city as Ottoman rule ended in the First World War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Jisr Benat Yakub

Draft card for the Battle of Jisr Benat Yakub in 1918, the Australian crossing of the Jordan against the Ottomans; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Kara Killisse

Draft card for the Battle of Kara Killisse in 1915, the Russian-Ottoman clash in the Caucasus campaign; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Karakilisa

Draft card for the Battle of Karakilisa in 1918, the Armenian stand against the Ottoman Caucasus offensive in the war's last months; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Kardzhali

Draft card for the Battle of Kardzhali in 1912, Bulgaria's victory over the Ottomans in the Rhodopes during the Balkan War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Kirk Kilisse

Draft card for the Battle of Kirk Kilisse in 1912, Bulgaria's victory over the Ottoman army in the Balkan War's first clash; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Köprüköy

Draft card for the Battle of Köprüköy in 1916, the Russian breach of the Ottoman Caucasus front; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Krithia (1915)

Draft card for Battle of Krithia (1915); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Krithia Vineyard

Draft card for the Battle of Krithia Vineyard in 1915, the Ottoman repulse of the Allied attack at Gallipoli; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Kumanovo

Draft card for the Battle of Kumanovo in 1912, the Ottoman defeat by Serbia in the First Balkan War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Kumkale

Draft card for the Battle of Kumkale in 1915, the Ottoman repulse of the French landing at Gallipoli; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Lemnos

Draft card for the naval Battle of Lemnos in 1913, the Greek fleet's victory over the Ottomans in the First Balkan War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Lesbos (1912)

Draft card for the Battle of Lesbos in 1912, the Greek capture of the island from the Ottomans; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Lule Burgas

Draft card for the Battle of Lule Burgas in 1912, Bulgaria's great victory that brought its army near Constantinople; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Magdhaba

Draft card for the Battle of Magdhaba in 1916, the British victory over the Ottomans in Sinai during the Great War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Malka Nidzhe

Draft card for the Battle of Malka Nidzhe in 1916, the opening of the Allied Monastir offensive in Macedonia; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Manzikert

Draft card for the Battle of Manzikert in 1915, Russia's Caucasus advance over the old Seljuk battleground; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Megiddo

Draft card for the Battle of Megiddo in 1918, the decisive defeat of the Ottoman armies by Allenby in Palestine; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Merhamli

Draft card for the Battle of Merhamli in 1912, the Ottoman stand against the Bulgarian advance; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Monastir

Draft card for the Battle of Monastir in 1912, Serbia's victory over the Ottomans in Macedonia in the First Balkan War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Mughar Ridge

Draft card for the Battle of Mughar Ridge in 1917, the British break of the Ottoman line in Palestine; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Muş (1916)

Draft card for the Battle of Muş in 1916, a Russian–Ottoman engagement on the Caucasus Front; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Nablus

Draft card for the Battle of Nablus in 1918, the city's fall in the Megiddo campaign; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Nazareth

Draft card for the Battle of Nazareth in 1918, the British cavalry raid on the Ottoman army HQ in the Palestine campaign; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Nebi Samwil

Draft card for the Battle of Nebi Samwil in 1917, the British-Ottoman fight for the ridge above Jerusalem; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Oramar (1917)

Draft card for Battle of Oramar (1917); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Pente Pigadia

Draft card for the Battle of Pente Pigadia in 1912, the Ottoman defeat in the Balkan War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Prilep

Draft card for the Battle of Prilep in 1912, Serbia's victory over the Ottomans in Macedonia in the Balkan War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Qurna

Draft card for the Battle of Qurna in 1914, the British capture of the Tigris-Euphrates junction opening the Mesopotamia campaign; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Rafa

Draft card for the Battle of Rafa in 1917, the British completion of the Sinai recapture from the Ottomans; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Rhodes

Draft card for the Battle of Rhodes in 1912, Italy's capture of the island from the Ottomans in the Tripolitanian war; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Romani

Draft card for the Battle of Romani in 1916, the British victory over the second Ottoman thrust at the Suez Canal; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Samakh

Draft card for the Battle of Samakh in 1918, the Australians' capture of the town from its Ottoman garrison; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Sarantaporo

Draft card for the Battle of Sarantaporo in 1912, the Greek breach of the Ottoman line in Macedonia; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Sardarabad

Draft card for the Battle of Sardarabad in 1918, the Armenian stand against the Ottoman army in the Caucasus campaign; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Sari Bair

Draft card for the Battle of Sari Bair in 1915, the fiercest Gallipoli fighting on the heights; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Şarköy

Draft card for the Battle of Şarköy in 1913, the Ottoman repulse of the Bulgarian landing in the Balkan war; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Scimitar Hill

Draft card for the Battle of Scimitar Hill in 1915, the last major British attack at Suvla, Gallipoli, repulsed by the Ottomans; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Shaiba

Draft card for the Battle of Shaiba in 1915, the Ottoman assault on the British near Basra; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Sharon

Draft card for the Battle of Sharon in 1918, part of Allenby's Megiddo offensive against the Ottomans; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Sharqat

Draft card for the Battle of Sharqat in 1918, the surrender of the last Ottoman army in Mesopotamia; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad

Draft card for the Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad in 1916, the first battle of the Kut relief attempt; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Sorovich

Draft card for the Battle of Sorovich in 1912, the Greek-Ottoman clash in Macedonia in the First Balkan War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Tafilah (1918)

Draft card for Battle of Tafilah (1918); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Tel el Khuweilfe

Draft card for the Battle of Tel el Khuweilfe in 1917, the Ottoman defense before Beersheba; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Tell 'Asur

Draft card for the Battle of Tell 'Asur in 1918 north of Jerusalem; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of the Nek

Draft card for the Battle of the Nek in 1915, the Australian charge on the Ottoman line at Gallipoli; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Tulkarm

Draft card for the Battle of Tulkarm in 1918, the British capture of the town in the Palestine campaign; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Vorontsovka (1918)

Draft card for Battle of Vorontsovka (1918); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Wadi

Draft card for the Battle of Wadi in 1916, the failed British attempt to relieve the siege of Kut on the Tigris; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Yenidje

Draft card for the Battle of Yenidje in 1912, the Greek victory over the Ottomans in Thessaly in the Balkan War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battles of Çapakçur (1916)

Draft card for the Battles of Çapakçur in 1916, actions of the Caucasus Front in the First World War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battles of Ramadi

Draft card for the Battles of Ramadi in 1917, the British capture of the Euphrates town from the Ottomans; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Bergmann Offensive

Draft card for the Bergmann Offensive of 1914, the Russian thrust into Ottoman territory opening the Caucasus campaign; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Capture of Damascus

Draft card for the capture of Damascus in October 1918, the Arab and Allied entry ending Ottoman rule; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Capture of Erzincan (1918)

Draft card for Capture of Erzincan (1918); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Capture of Korytsa

Draft card for the capture of Korytsa in 1912, the Greek entry into the Ottoman city in the Balkan war; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Capture of Lemnos (1912)

Draft card for Capture of Lemnos (1912); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Capture of Trabzon (1918)

Draft card for Capture of Trabzon (1918); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Charge at Kaukab

Draft card for the Charge at Kaukab in 1918 south of Damascus during the Sinai and Palestine campaign; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Charge at Sheria (1917)

Draft card for Charge at Sheria (1917); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Defence of Iwardo (1915)

Draft card for the Defence of Iwardo (Azakh) in 1915, the Assyrian villagers' resistance to Ottoman forces during the Sayfo; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Defense of Azakh

Draft card for the Defense of Azakh in 1915, the Syriac village's stand against the Ottoman army; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Defense of Van

Draft card for the Defense of Van in 1915, the Armenians' stand in the city until the Russians arrived; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Deposition of Sultan Abd al-Hamid II

The 1909 deposition of Abdülhamid II — after the 31 March incident, CUP troops from Salonika entered Istanbul, a fetva was drafted and amended, and on 27 April a joint assembly of 240 members voted his removal, delivered by a committee including Emmanuel Carasso and Esad Toptani.
Erzurum Offensive

Draft card for the Erzurum Offensive of 1916, the Russian campaign that took the great Ottoman fortress in the Caucasus; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
1913 Euphrates Rebellion

Draft card for 1913 Euphrates Rebellion; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Fall of Baghdad

Draft card for the Fall of Baghdad in 1917, the British entry into the Ottoman capital of the Mesopotamian campaign; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Fao Landing

Draft card for the Fao Landing of 1914, the British-Indian landing at the Gulf's head opening the Mesopotamian campaign; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
First Battle of Amman

Draft card for the First Battle of Amman in 1918, the Ottoman–Arab repulse of the first British attack; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
First Battle of Cobadin

Draft card for the First Battle of Cobadin in 1916, the Bulgarian-Ottoman victory over the Romanians in Dobruja; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
First Battle of Krithia

Draft card for the First Battle of Krithia in 1915, the Ottoman repulse of the Allied advance at Gallipoli; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Franco-Turkish War

Draft card for the Franco-Turkish War of 1918–1921 in Cilicia during the Turkish War of Independence; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Hauran Druze Rebellion

Draft card for the Hauran Druze Rebellion of 1909–10, the Atrash revolt against the Ottomans; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Kurdish Rebellions during World War I

Draft card for the Kurdish rebellions of 1914–18, their risings against the Ottoman state in the war; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Landing at Cape Helles

Draft card for the Landing at Cape Helles in 1915, the Allied amphibious assault under Ottoman fire at Gallipoli; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Landing at Suvla Bay

Draft card for the Landing at Suvla Bay in 1915, the British landing of the Gallipoli campaign; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Liberation of Ioannina (1913)

Draft card for Liberation of Ioannina (1913); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Pontic Uprising

Draft card for Pontic Uprising; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Second Battle of Amman

Draft card for the Second Battle of Amman in 1918, the British–Arab capture of Amman from the Ottomans; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Second Battle of Çatalca

Draft card for the Second Battle of Çatalca in 1913, the Bulgarian assault on the Istanbul line; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Second Battle of Cobadin

Draft card for the Second Battle of Cobadin in 1916, the Central Powers' victory in Dobruja; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Second Battle of Gaza

Draft card for the Second Battle of Gaza in 1917, the Ottoman repulse of Britain's second attack on Gaza; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Second Battle of Krithia

Draft card for the Second Battle of Krithia in 1915, the Ottoman repulse of the Allied attack at Gallipoli; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Second Battle of Kut

Draft card for the Second Battle of Kut in 1917, the British recapture of the city from the Ottomans; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Serbian–Ottoman Wars

Draft card for the Serbian–Ottoman wars of 1352–1913, the centuries of Serb–Ottoman conflict; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Shabin-Karahisar Uprising

Draft card for the Shabin-Karahisar uprising of 1915, the Armenian town's stand; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Siege of Adrianople

The Bulgarians besieged Edirne in the First Balkan War of 1912-13 and the Ottoman city fell under Bulgarian occupation in 1913; the siege destroyed the minaret of the Dar al-Hadith mosque.
Siege of Adrianople (1913)

Draft card for Siege of Adrianople (1913); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Siege of Scutari

Draft card for the Siege of Scutari of 1912–1913, the Ottoman city's fall to Montenegro and Serbia in the Balkan War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Third Battle of Gaza

Draft card for the Third Battle of Gaza in 1917, Allenby's breach of the Ottoman line opening the road to Jerusalem; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Third Battle of Krithia

Draft card for the Third Battle of Krithia in 1915, the last major assault on the Ottoman line at Gallipoli; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Trebizond Campaign

Draft card for the Trebizond Campaign of 1916, Russia's capture of the Ottoman Black Sea city in the First World War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Urfa Resistance

Draft card for the Urfa resistance of 1915, the city's Armenian stand against Ottoman deportation; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Zeitun Resistance

Draft card for the Zeitun Resistance of 1914, the Armenian defiance of the Ottoman army in Cilicia; its sources are not yet checked on the page.

The museum record for this caliph

Mehmed V Resad

Events of the reign

31 March Incident

Albanian revolt of 1912

Albanian Uprisings in the Ottoman Empire

Anglo-Turkish War (1918–1923)

The Arab Congress in Paris

Armenian Resistance of 1915

Battle for Baby 700 (1915)

Battle for No.3 Post

Battle of Abu Tellul

Battle of Aqaba

Battle of Arara

Battle of Ardahan

Battle of Ayun Kara

Battle of Basra

Battle of Beersheba

Battle of Bitlis

Battle of Bizani

Battle of Brdici (1913)

Battle of Bulair

Battle of Catalca (1912)

Battle of Chios

Battle of Ctesiphon

Battle of Daraa (1918)

Battle of Deçiq (1911)

Battle of Dujaila

Battle of El Buggar Ridge

Battle of El Burj (1917)

Battle of Elli

Battle of Erzincan

Battle of Erzurum (1918)

Battle of Es Sinn

First Battle of Gaza

Battle of Gully Ravine

Battle of Haifa

Battle of Hanna

Battle of Hareira and Sheria

Battle of Hijla (1918)

Battle of Jaffa

Battle of Jerusalem (1917)

Battle of Jisr Benat Yakub

Battle of Kara Killisse

Battle of Karakilisa

Battle of Kardzhali

Battle of Kirk Kilisse

Battle of Köprüköy

Battle of Krithia (1915)

Battle of Krithia Vineyard

Battle of Kumanovo

Battle of Kumkale

Battle of Lemnos

Battle of Lesbos (1912)

Battle of Lule Burgas

Battle of Magdhaba

Battle of Malka Nidzhe

Battle of Manzikert

Battle of Megiddo

Battle of Merhamli

Battle of Monastir

Battle of Mughar Ridge

Battle of Muş (1916)

Battle of Nablus

Battle of Nazareth

Battle of Nebi Samwil

Battle of Oramar (1917)

Battle of Pente Pigadia

Battle of Prilep

Battle of Qurna

Battle of Rafa

Battle of Rhodes

Battle of Romani

Battle of Samakh

Battle of Sarantaporo

Battle of Sardarabad

Battle of Sari Bair

Battle of Şarköy

Battle of Scimitar Hill

Battle of Shaiba

Battle of Sharon