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 abdülaziz of the ottoman empire
abdülaziz of the ottoman empire

abdülaziz of the ottoman empire or abdülaziz i -lrb- ottoman turkish : عبد العزيز / '' ` abdü ' l - ` azīz '' , ; 9/18 february 1830 -- 4 june 1876 -rrb- was the 32nd sultan of the ottoman empire and reigned between 25 june 1861 and 30 may 1876 .
he was the son of sultan mahmud ii and succeeded his brother abdülmecid i in 1861 .
born at the eyüp palace , constantinople -lrb- present-day istanbul -rrb- , on 9/18 february 1830 , abdülaziz received an ottoman education but was nevertheless an ardent admirer of the material progress that was made in the west .
he was the first ottoman sultan who travelled to western europe , visiting a number of important european capitals including paris , london and vienna in the summer of 1867 .
the sultan took an interest in documenting the sultanate .
he was also interested in literature and was also a classical music composer .
some of his compositions have been collected in the album '' `` european music at the ottoman court '' '' by the london academy of ottoman court music .
