A late 19th Century portrait of Abdulaziz (1830-1876), the 32nd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and reigned from 25 June 1861 up until 30 May 1876, where he was overthrown via a government coup. He was the first Ottoman Sultan who travelled to Western Europe, and apart from his passion for the Ottoman Navy, which had the world's third largest fleet in 1875, the Sultan took an interest in documenting the Ottoman Empire. He was deposed on grounds of mismanaging the Ottoman economy on 30 May 1876, and was found dead six days later under unnatural and mysterious circumstances.

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Size: 3030px × 4622px
Location: Turkey
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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