Sultan Mehmed V ” Rashad”
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Sultan Mehmed V “Sultan Rashad“, was the ruler of the Ottoman Empire and the Caliphate during the First World War, where he assumed power after the Young Turks Association coup against Sultan Abdul Hamid II.
Sultan Rashad assumed power for only 8 years, and the years of his rule were marked by many important events, most notably the defeat of the Ottoman empire in the First World War and the loss of many lands.
The lineage and family of the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed V
Sultan Mehmed V belongs to the Ottoman family, as his full name is:
Sultan Muhammad the Fifth Rashad son of Abdul Majeed I son of Mahmoud II Abd al-Hamid I son of Ahmed III son of Muhammad IV son of Ibrahim I son of Ahmed I son of Muhammad III son of Murad III son of Salim II son of Suleiman the Magnificent son of Selim I son of Bayezit II son of Mehmed the Conqueror (Fatih) son of Murad II son of Mehmed Çelebi son of Bayezit I son of Murad I son of Orhan Ghazi son of Ottoman son of Ertugrul.
Sultan Muhammad V married four marriages and they are:
- Mrs. Camoras, from which he had a son, Prince Muhammad Ziauddin.
- Mrs. Mehranghiz, from whom he has fathered Prince Omar Helmy and Raifa Sultan.
- Mrs. Dorodan, from whom Prince Mahmoud Najmuddin was born.
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The life of Sultan Muhammad Rashad before the sultanate
Sultan Mehmed V was born in Istanbul and lived in isolation for most of his life as he spent nine years in solitary confinement while assuming the position of Crown Prince, during this time he studied poetry in the ancient Persian style.
