مراد الخامس

1840 CE · 25 Rajab 1256 AH – c. 1904 CE · c. 1322 AH† †

† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

Murad V (r. 1293/1876) — sultan for ninety-three days: cultured, Francophile and constitutionalist, he broke down under the shock of his uncle's midnight deposition and was himself deposed by a shaykh al-Islam fatwa on incurable madness — the text of which the source quotes — then recovered and lived out his days in Çırağan palace ¹.

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At a glance

Roles: Ruler
Era: The Modern Era
Region: Anatolia
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Life in time

The Colonial Era · The Modern Era Contemporaries: عبد الرزاق البيطار · محمود سامي البارودي · وردة اليازجي · محمد المهدي السنوسي · جمال الدين الأفغاني

Overview

Sultan Murad V, son of Abd al-Majid I, born on 25 Rajab 1256 AH (1840 CE). He came to the caliphate on 7 Jumada al-Ula 1293 AH after his uncle Abd al-Aziz was deposed, but his rule lasted only ninety-three days. ¹

Character and deposition

Al-Salabi describes him as intelligent and cultured in both Turkish and Western culture, who visited Europe and inclined toward the constitution. He says that he suffered a nervous disorder after the night of his uncle's deposition, and the Shaykh al-Islam declared him deposed by a fatwa in 1876 CE. ¹

Afterwards

He recovered after his deposition, and spent the rest of his life in the palace of Cragan until he died at about sixty-four years of age. The year of his death in the data is approximate (around 1904 CE). ¹