On March 31, 1909, Mehmed V ascended to the Ottoman throne but was dethroned by a military coup that same day, making his reign the shortest in history at only 13 hours; Parliament refused to approve his ascension following the 31 March Incident, and Sultan Reshad took the throne that afternoon, earning Mehmed V the nickname 'half-day sultan' in historical records.
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An Ottoman Sultan Was Dethroned TWICE in One Day in 1908! 👑⚡😱Added:
Notes of history.
A sultan experienced history's shortest reign ever.
March 31st, 1909, Mehmed V woke up a sultan that morning.
But before evening came, he was dethroned by a military coup. His reign lasted only 13 hours.
After the uprising known as the 31 March incident, Parliament gathered in emergency session. They refused to approve Mehmed's ascension to the throne.
That same afternoon, Sultan Reshad ascended to the throne. Mehmed V went down in history as the half-day sultan.
This sultan, who doesn't even appear fully in history books, remains one of the Ottoman Empire's strangest stories.
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