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Abdülmecit

Abdul Mejid I (Ottoman Turkish: عبد المجید اول, romanized: ʿAbdü'l-Mecîd, Turkish: I. Abdülmecid; 25 April 1823 – 25 June 1861) was the 31st sultan of the Ottoman Empire. He succeeded his father Mahmud II on 2 July 1839.

Abdulmejid's greatest achievement was the announcement of the Tanzimat Edict upon his accession, prepared by his then Foreign Minister Mustafa Reshid Pasha, which effectively began the Tanzimat era, or era of reorganization, in the Ottoman Empire. He was a mild-mannered monarch, giving the Sublime Porte the autonomy needed for its reform projects. One of the main goals of the Tanzimat was to encourage Ottomanism among the millets to stop rising nationalist movements within the empire, but despite new laws and reforms to integrate non-Muslims and non-Turks more thoroughly into Ottoman society, in the long term, the movement failed.

Abdulmejid forged alliances with the major powers of Western Europe, namely the United Kingdom and France, which fought alongside the Ottoman Empire in the Crimean War against Russia. During the Congress of Paris on 30 March 1856, the Ottoman Empire was officially included among the Concert of Europe. Abdulmejid suddenly died of tuberculosis and was succeeded by his half-brother, Abdul Aziz.

Birth and Death Data: Born Istanbul (largest city in Turkey), Died June 25, 1861 (Istanbul (largest city in Turkey) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1909 - 1928

Roles Represented in DAHR: author

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-10493 10-in. 5/24/1911 I know of two bright eyes Ethel S. Elliot Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra author  
Victor B-11823 10-in. 4/3/1912 I know of two bright eyes John McCormack Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra author  
Victor B-17333 10-in. 3/17/1916 I know of two bright eyes Theo Karle Male vocal solo, with orchestra author  
Columbia 4226 10-in. approximately 1909 I know of two bright eyes Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra author  
Brunswick 654W-655W 10-in. 4/3/1925 I know of two bright eyes Colin O'More Male vocal solo, with orchestra author  
Brunswick [Br (U.K.) cat 162-a] 10-in. approximately March 1928 I know of two bright eyes George Turner Male vocal solo, with orchestra author  
Edison 7990 10-in. 5/16/1921 I know of two bright eyes Torcom Bézazian ; Robert Gayler ; Edna White Tenor vocal solo, with trumpet and piano author  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Abdülmecit," accessed January 5, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116774.

Abdülmecit. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 5, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116774.

"Abdülmecit." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 5 January 2026.

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URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116774

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