Abdul Hamid I was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1774 to 1789. A devout and pacifist ruler, he inherited a bankrupt empire and pursued military reforms, including an overhaul of the Janissaries and the navy, and put down revolts in Syria, Egypt and Greece, but his reign also saw the critical loss of Crimea and defeat by Russia and Austria; the 1774 Treaty of Kucuk Kaynarca granted Russia territorial and religious influence, and he died soon after the fall of Ochakov in 1788.
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RoleOttoman Sultan (reigned 1774 to 1789). 1 BirthplaceTopkapi Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire 1 Death PlaceConstantinople, Ottoman Empire 1 Role
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How did Abdul Hamid I die?
He had a stroke on hearing that Ochakov had fallen to Russia, and died on 7 April 1789.
Abdul Hamid I died of a stroke in April 1789. The Ottomans had declared war on Russia in 1787 and Austria soon joined Russia. On 6 December 1788 the fortress of Ochakov fell to the Russians, and on hearing the news the sultan suffered a stroke that led to his death on 7 April 1789.
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was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1774 to 1789
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20 March 1725
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Topkapi Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
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7 April 1789
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
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Abdülhamid I or Abdul Hamid I (Ottoman Turkish: عبد الحميد اول, Abdü'l-Ḥamīd-i evvel; Turkish: I. Abdülhamid; 20 March 1725 - 7 April 1789) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1774 to 1789.
Abdul Hamid I: Gender
A devout and pacifist ruler, he inherited a bankrupt empire and pursued military reforms, including an overhaul of the Janissaries and the navy, and put down revolts in Syria, Egypt and Greece, but his reign also saw the critical loss of Crimea and defeat by Russia and Austria; the 1774 Treaty of Kucuk Kaynarca granted Russia territorial and religious influence, and he died soon after the fall of Ochakov in 1788.
In Era: The Early Modern Period, lead paragraph, lifespan
Infobox: born 20 March 1725; died 1789-4-7
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