Abdul-Hamid, II The Turkish sultan Abdul-Hamid II (1842-1918) was a ruler of the Ottoman Empire. A reactionary autocrat, he delayed for a quarter century the liberal movement in the empire. Born on Sept. 21, 1842, Abdul-Hamid was the son of Sultan Abdul-Medjid and of Ti... more
AbdÜLhamid Ii (born Sept. 21, 1842, Constantinople—died Feb. 10, 1918, Constantinople) Sultan (1876–1909) of the Ottoman Empire under whose rule the Tanzimat reform movement reached its climax. After initially promoting the first Ottoman constitution (prim... more
