Sultan Abdul Hamid II of Turkey
The Sultan rides to the Mosque (in Constantinople) on the first day of Ramadan. Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842 - 1918) oversaw a period of decline in the power and extent of the Empire, ruling from 31 August 1876 until he was deposed on 27 April 1909. Abdul Hamid II was the last Ottoman Sultan to rule with absolute power
Picture No
10280068
Media ID
46571070
Size
3098px x 4664px
(1.7MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1900
