Murad V

Murad V
Sultan
Caliph
Reign	1876
Period	Decline of the Ottoman Empire
Full Name	Murad V
Born	21 September 1840(1840-09-21)
Died	29 August 1904 (aged 63)
Predecessor	Abdülaziz
Successor	Abdülhamid II
Consort to	Eleru Mevhibe Kadın Efendi Reftaridil Kadın Efendi Sahcan Kadın Efendi Meyliservet Haseki Kadın Efendi Rezan Haseki Kadın Efendi Cenaniyar Kadın Efendi Filizten Kadın Efendi Gevheri Kadın Efendi Teranidil Kadın Efendi
Offspring	Prince Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin Efendi Prince Şehzade Suleiman Efendi Princess Hadice Sultan Prince Şehzade Seyfeddin Efendi Princess Fehime Sultan Princess Fatma Sultan Princess Aliye Sultan
Royal House	House of Osman
Dynasty	Ottoman Dynasty
Father	Abdülmecid I
Valide Sultan	Shevkefza
Religious beliefs	Sunni Islam

Mehmed Murad V (Ottoman Turkish: مراد خامس) (September 21/22 1840 - 29 August 1904) was the 33rd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire who reigned from 30 May to 31 August 1876.

He was born at Istanbul, Topkapı Palace. His father was Abdülmecid I. His mother, whom his father married in Istanbul on 1 August 1839, was Valide Sultan Shevkefza, (Poti, 12 December 1820 - Istanbul, Ortaköy, Çırağan Palace, 17 September 1889), originally named Vilma, a Circassian. He was born at Çırağan Palace, Ortaköy, Istanbul.

Reign

Murad became the Sultan when his uncle Abdülaziz was deposed. He was highly influenced by French culture. He reigned for 93 days before being deposed on the grounds that he was mentally ill.^[1] He failed to deliver the Constitution that his supporters had sought, and under his reign the country moved closer to the disastrous war with Russia, then-ruled by Alexander II.

Upon hearing that Abdülaziz had died, Murad fainted and after regaining consciousness vomited for a day and a half.^[1]

He died at Çırağan Palace, Ortaköy, Istanbul, and was buried in Istanbul on 30 August 1904. His brother, Abdul Hamid II, ascended to the throne on 31 August 1876.^[1]

Marriages and issue

First marriage and issue

He married firstly at Istanbul, Beşiktaş, Beşiktaş Palace, on 2 January 1857 to Georgian HH Eleru Mevhibe Kadın Efendi (Tbilisi, 6 August 1835 - Chichli, 21 February 1936), and had:

• HIH Prince Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin Efendi (Istanbul, Dolmabahçe Palace, 5/15 August 1861 - Üsküdar, Fanaryolu Palace, 29 April 1915), married firstly on 13 March 1877 to HH Dilazer Hanım Efendi (? - 19 June 1880), and had one daughter, married secondly at Istanbul, Beşiktaş, Beşiktaş Palace, on 7 July 1879 to Armenian HH Naziknaz Hanım Efendi (Kars, 24 December 1860 - Nice, 17 February 1928), and had two daughters and one son, married thirdly at Istanbul, Ortaköy, Ortaköy Palace, on 27 February 1884 to Georgian HH Tevhide Hanım Efendi (Batumi, 25 January 1864 - Istanbul, Ortaköy, Ortaköy Palace, 1 April 1894), and had three daughters, married fourthly at Istanbul, Ortaköy, Ortaköy Palace, on 25 July 1885 to Georgian HH Gülter Hanım Efendi (Tbilisi, 12 April 1867 - Istanbul, Ortaköy, Ortaköy Palace, 18 December 1893), and had one daughter and one son, married fifthly at Istanbul, Ortaköy, Ortaköy Palace, on 15 September 1891 to Armenian HH Jalefer Hanım Efendi (Kars, 19 August 1872 - Istanbul, Ortaköy, Ortaköy Palace, 7 April 1937), who was called Dilbersan, and had one son, and married sixthly in 1894 HH Cemile Dilbestan Hanım Efendi (1880 - ?), and had two sons:
  • HIH Princess Ayshe Beyhan Sultan (18 July 1878 - 17 December 1878)
  • HIH Princess Behiye Sultan (Istanbul, Beşiktaş, Beşiktaş Palace, 20 September 1881 - Cairo, 5 March 1948), unmarried and without issue
  • HIH Princess Celile Sultan (Istanbul, Ortaköy, Çırağan Palace, 5 March 1882 - Istanbul, Ortaköy, Çırağan Palace, 24 November 1899), unmarried and without issue
  • Ahmed IV Nihad
  • HIH Princess Rukiye Sultan (Istanbul, Ortaköy, Ortaköy Palace, 30 May 1885 - Istanbul, 16 June 1971), married at Göztepe, Asia Minor, on 17 February 1910 to HE Damat Sharif Emir Muhammed Abd al-Majid Haidar Bey Beyefendi (1889 - 23 November 1965), Jordanian Ambassador to Turkey between 1953 and 1960, without issue
  • HIH Princess Adile Sultan (Istanbul, Ortaköy, Ortaköy Palace, 7 February 1887 - Paris, 6 December 1973), married at Göztepe, Asia Minor, on 3 April 1914 HE Damat Morali Ali Selaheddin Bey Beyefendi (1889 - Göztepe, Asia Minor, 26 December 1918), and had issue:
    • HH Princess Nilüfer Hanımsultan (Göztepe, Asia Minor, 4 January 1916 - Paris, 12 June 1989 and buried there), married in Nice on 10 December 1931 and divorced in 1952 Sahabzada Nawab Shekat Ali Khan Muazzam Jah (22 December 1907 - ?), without issue
  • HIH Princess Emine Atiye Sultan (Istanbul, Ortaköy, Ortaköy Palace, 4 December 1891 - Istanbul, 10 October 1978), unmarried and without issue
  • HIH Princess Safiye Sultan (Istanbul, Ortaköy, Çırağan Palace, 30 June 1887 - Üsküdar, Fanaryolu Palace, 20 March 1911), unmarried and without issue
  • HIH Prince Şehzade Mehmed Efendi (Istanbul, Ortaköy, Çırağan Palace, 23 March 1889 - Istanbul, Ortaköy, Çırağan Palace, 23 March 1889)
  • Osman IV Fuad
  • HIH Prince Şehzade Mehmed Nejad Efendi (Istanbul, Ortaköy, Çırağan Palace, 20 February 1896 - Istanbul, Ortaköy, Çırağan Palace, 20 February 1896)
  • HIH Prince Şehzade Mehmed Namik Efendi (24 June 1898 - 18 August 1899)

Second marriage and issue

He married secondly at Istanbul, Beşiktaş, Beşiktaş Palace, on 4 February 1859 to Azerbaijani HH Reftaridil Kadın Efendi (Ganja, 5 June 1838 - Istanbul, Ortaköy, Ortaköy Palace, 3 March 1936), and had:

• HIH Prince Şehzade Suleiman Efendi (1866 - 1866)

Third marriage and issue

He married thirdly at Istanbul, Beşiktaş, Beşiktaş Palace, on 5 February 1869 to Caucasian HH Sahcan Kadın Efendi (Hopa, Caucasus, 4 January 1853 - Ortaköy 15 March 1945), and had:

• HIH Princess Hadice Sultan (Istanbul, Beşiktaş, Beşiktaş Palace, 4 May 1870 - Beirut, 13 March 1938), married at Istanbul, Ortaköy, Ortaköy Palace, on 1 May 1909 and divorced in 1918 her cousin HE Damat Sultanzade Rauf Beyefendi (? - Beirut, 1938), and had issue:
  • HH Princess Selma Rauf Hanımsultan (Istanbul, Ortaköy, Ortaköy Palace, 15 August 1914 - Paris, 13 January 1941), married to HE Damat HRM Raja Seyyid Sajid Husain Ali (1910 - 1991), Raja of Kotwara until 1991 and Member of the Legislative Assembly from Kotwara between 1936 and 1952, and had issue:
    • HRH Rajkumari and HH Princess Kenizé de Kotwara Hanımsultan (b. Paris, 15 June 1940), a writer known as Kenizé Mourad, unmarried and without issue
• HIH Prince Şehzade Seyfeddin Efendi (1872 - 1872)

Fourth marriage and issue

He married fourthly at Istanbul, Ortaköy, Ortaköy Palace, on 8 June 1874 to Georgian HH Meyliservet Haseki Kadın Efendi (Batumi, 21 October 1854 - Istanbul, Ortaköy, Ortaköy Palace, 9 December 1903), and had:

• HIH Princess Fehime Sultan (Istanbul, Dolmabahçe Palace, 4 July 1875 - Nice, 15 September 1929), married at Istanbul, Yıldız Palace, on 12 September 1901 and divorced in 1908 HE Damat Ali Ghalib Pasha Beyefendi (1871 - 26 June 1950), without issue

Fifth marriage and issue

He married fifthly at Istanbul, Ortaköy, Ortaköy Palace, on 2 November 1877 to Georgian HH Rezan Haseki Kadın Efendi (Artvin, 28 March 1860 - Istanbul, Ortaköy, Ortaköy Palace, 31 March 1910), and had:

• HIH Princess Fatma Sultan (Istanbul, Çırağan Palace, 19 June 1879 - Sofia, 20 November 1932 and buried there). Married and had three sons and a daughter.
• HIH Princess Aliye Sultan (24 August 1880 - 17 September 1903), unmarried and without issue

Other marriages

He also married HH Cenaniyar Kadın Efendi, HH Jahvar-riz Kadin Efendi (1862-1940), HH Filizten Kadın Efendi (1865-1945), HH Gevheri Kadın Efendi and HH Teranidil Kadın Efendi, a sister of his second wife HH Reftaridil Kadın Efendi, without issue

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