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He is mainly remembered for having
surrendered his authority to a new body called the Committee of Union and
Progress, which was virtually the same as the Young Turk movement.As he had given away power, he was not
really responsible for the loss of great territories during his reign. It
would all culminate in total occupation, including,
6 months after his death.He was considered to have had a gentle
and kind personality, and was principally interested in Ottoman and Islamic
history. As a ruler he proved to be weak, and played a key role in the
downfall of the empire.
BIOGRAPHY
1844 November 2: Born in Constantinople.
1909: Becomes sultan of the Ottoman Empire, after that is brother Abdülhamid
2 is forced to abdicate.
1911-12: War with Italy, resulting in the loss of Tripoli.
1912-13: The Ottoman Empire loses most of its remaining European
possessions during two Balkan Wars.
1914: The Ottoman Empire enters World War 1 on the side of Germany
and Austria-Hungary.
1918 July 3: Dies in Constantinople. By this time most of the
empire had fallen to the Allies (dominated by Britain, France and Italy).