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Mehmed VI
محمد سادس
Composer · Born: 1861 · Died: 1926
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Mehmed VI was born in 1861 at Dolmabahçe Palace, the son of Sultan Abdülmecid; his name was Vahîdeddin. He was taught by private tutors and also attended some classes at the Fâtih Madrasa; he was seriously engaged in literature, music and calligraphy. He was the last Ottoman sultan, reigning from 1918 to 1922; his compositions were performed at the palace during his reign. After the abolition of the sultanate he left the country; in the şarkı he composed in Taif he expressed his longing for his homeland. Sixty-three of his works have been identified, and the notation of forty-one has survived. He died in 1926 in Sanremo, Italy.[1, 2]
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Abdülmecid fatherGülüstü Kadın Efendi motherEmine Nazikeda spouseİnşirah Kadınefendi spouseMüveddet Kadın spouseNevvare Hanım spouseNevzad Hanım spouseFatma Sultan siblingII. Abdülhamid siblingMediha Sultan siblingRefia Sultan siblingŞehzade Ahmed Kemaleddin siblingŞehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin siblingV. Mehmed siblingV. Murad siblingFatma Ulviye Sultan childRukiye Sabiha Sultan childŞehzade Mehmed Ertuğrul child
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