Vedic Horoscope for Abdul Hamid II, Sultan

Ottoman ruler, the 34th and the last Sultan of the Empire, who exerted effective autocratic control over the fracturing state. He oversaw a period of decline in the power and extent of the Ottoman Empire, including widespread pogroms and government-sanctioned massacres of Armenians and Bulgarians, as well as an assassination attempt, ruling from 31 August 1876 until he was deposed shortly after the 1908 Young Turk Revolution, on 27 April 1909. In accordance with an agreement made with the republican Young Ottomans, he promulgated the first Ottoman constitution of 1876 on 23 December 1876, which was a sign of progressive thinking that marked his early rule. Later, however, he claimed Western influence on Ottoman affairs and citing disagreements with Parliament, suspended both the short-lived constitution and Parliament in 1878 seized absolute power, ending the First Constitutional Era of the Ottoman Empire. Abdul Hamid's 1909 removal from the throne was supported by most Ottoman citizens, who welcomed the return to constitutional rule after three decades.Originally this entry had 22 Sept, 10:40pm, rated C, quoting Sabian Symbols No.2.