الخليفة عبد المجيد الثاني
الخليفة عبد المجيد الثاني
Abdülmecid II — the last Ottoman caliph, who wore Mehmed the Conqueror's turban and Sulayman's sword to the Friday crowds until Mustafa Kemal barred him, halved his stipend and had the caliphate abolished and him exiled in March 1924 1.
At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Era
- The Modern Era
- Region
- Anatolia
- Review
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Overview
Caliph Abd al-Majid II, the last caliph of the house of Uthman. After the sultanate was abolished he was a caliph without worldly authority, and he was exiled after the caliphate was abolished in March 1924 CE. 1
His standing in Istanbul
The people of Istanbul would gather every Friday to see him and greet him on his way to prayer. He was aware of the standing of his office and the antiquity of his line: once he wore the turban of Mehmed the Conqueror, and once he girded himself with the sword of Sultan Suleiman the Lawgiver. 1
After the caliphate
Mustafa Kemal prevented him from leaving to pray and halved his allowance. The decision to abolish the caliphate was then approved on 3 March 1924 CE, and the caliph was exiled the following day. 1
Notes for researchers
- The entry is based on al-Salabi's summary of the period. We have not yet returned to primary sources on the caliph's last days.
Connections
- Participated in
- إلغاء الخلافة العثمانية
People and things also explored
Sources
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001), p. 472
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islam.museum contributors. “الخليفة عبد المجيد الثاني”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abd-al-majid-ii/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.