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Abdülmecid I, Ottoman sultan (b. 1823)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368946725#January&ndash;June", "title": "1861", "revid": 1368946725, "section": "Deaths › January&ndash;June"}}, {"year": 1867, "year_label": "1867 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "April 1", "text": "April 1–November 3 – Exposition Universelle, an international exhibition in Paris. Among the visitors is Abdülaziz, making the first visit of a Sultan of the Ottoman Empire to Western Europe.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365231456#April", "title": "1867", "revid": 1365231456, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 1876, "year_label": "1876 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 30", "text": "May 30 – Abdülaziz is deposed by his nephew Murad V as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire on the grounds of mismanaging the economy; 6 days later, Abdülaziz is found dead at the Çırağan Palace in Istanbul and 93 days later Murad is deposed by Abdul Hamid II on the grounds of mental illness. For this reason, in Turkey 1876 is known as the 'Year of the Three Sultans'.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363589433#May", "title": "1876", "revid": 1363589433, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1876, "year_label": "1876 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "June 4", "text": "June 4 – Abdülaziz, 32nd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1830)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363589433#January&ndash;June", "title": "1876", "revid": 1363589433, "section": "Deaths › January&ndash;June"}}, {"year": 1876, "year_label": "1876 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "August 31", "text": "August 31 – Murad V, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abdul Hamid II.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363589433#August", "title": "1876", "revid": 1363589433, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1905, "year_label": "1905 CE", "section": "Economy & Finance", "date": "May 22", "text": "May 22 – Abdul Hamid II, the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire establishes the Ullah millet for the Aromanians of the empire. For this reason, the Aromanian National Day is sometimes celebrated on this day. The decision is publicly announced the next day, which is more commonly celebrated.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373341358#May", "title": "1905", "revid": 1373341358, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1926, "year_label": "1926 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "May 16", "text": "May 16 – Mehmed VI, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1861)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373503199#April&ndash;June", "title": "1926", "revid": 1373503199, "section": "Deaths › April&ndash;June"}}]}