Abdul Hamid I
| Abdul Hamid I | |||||
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| Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Khan | |||||
Portrait by Ferdinando Tonioli, 1788 | |||||
| Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (Padishah) | |||||
| Reign | 21 January 1774 – 7 April 1789 | ||||
| Predecessor | Mustafa III | ||||
| Successor | Selim III | ||||
| Ottoman Caliph (Amir al-Mu'minin) | |||||
| Predecessor | Mustafa III | ||||
| Successor | Selim III | ||||
| Born | 20 March 1725 Topkapi Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire | ||||
| Died | 7 April 1789 (aged 64) Constantinople, Ottoman Empire | ||||
| Burial | Tomb of Abdul Hamid I, Fatih, Istanbul | ||||
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| Dynasty | Ottoman | ||||
| Father | Ahmed III | ||||
| Mother | Rabia Şermi Kadın | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
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Abdulhamid 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 27th sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1774 to 1789. A devout and pacifist sultan, he inherited a bankrupt empire and sought military reforms, including overhauling the Janissaries and navy. Despite internal efforts and quelling revolts in Syria, Egypt, and Greece, his reign saw the critical loss of Crimea and defeat by Russia and Austria. The 1774 Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca granted Russia territorial and religious influence. He died soon after the fall of Ochakov in 1788.