Sultan Abdul Hamid II of Turkey
Severely anti-Turkish card, picturing Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842 - 1918) as a bloodthirsty murderer, holding a scimitar sword covered in blood and surrounded by the decapitated heads of women and children. The Sultan 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
10280079
Media ID
46571114
Size
3314px x 4646px
(1.9MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
mid 1900s
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Abdul Abdulhamid Absolute Bloodthirsty Decapitated Decline Dripping Executioner Gore Hamid Handprint Majesty Murderer Rule Ruling Scimitar Severely
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