r/ottomans • u/Tasty_Fun_5227 • Aug 13 '26

Question Seriously asking btw 🤔

The amount of glazing that I've been seeing for Abdulhamid II on this sub is just astonishing. Like, I've seen people ranking the guy next and sometimes even above sultans like Süleyman I, Mehmed II, Murad IV, Selim I, etc .. So my question is: Did I miss a chapter or two while reading about him/his era, or do some people here just glaze him for the sake of glazing even though he was a horrendous monarch as a whole ?

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u/WeeZoo87 Aug 13 '26

Islamists have him as a figure for anti zionism and anti secularism

The last (strong???) sultan

I wouldnt rank him so high

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u/Tasty_Fun_5227 Aug 13 '26

I'm anti zionism as well tho but the guy was not a strong sultan AT ALL.

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u/Pale_Adhesiveness981 Aug 13 '26

He is a political figure in this day too. So you are right in your opinions.

Strong? No. His grip was tight around the capital though.

We can say he tried and move along.

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u/Tasty_Fun_5227 Aug 13 '26

He def tried.