Mehmed V

Mehmed V Historical Figure Nationality: Ottoman Empire Year of Birth: 1844 Year of Death: 1918 Cause of Death: Congestive heart failure Religion: Islam Occupation: Monarch Spouse: Five Children: Several Relatives: Mehmed VI (brother), Abdul Majid II (first cousin) House: Osman Political Office(s): Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Caliph of Islam Fictional Appearances: Southern Victory POD: September 10, 1862 Appearance(s): American Front through Blood and Iron Type of Appearance: Contemporary references, unnamed Political Office(s): Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Mehmed V Reshad (2 November 1844 – 3 July 1918) was the 35th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, reigning 1909-1918. He also served as the Caliph of Islam. Mehmed personally wielded very little actual authority in his country. His reign coincided with World War I, which his country entered on the side of the Central Powers. It is also during his reign that the Armenian genocide began.

Mehmed died months before the war ended, and he did not live to see his empire's collapse.

Mehmed V in Southern Victory

Mehmed V's reign over the Ottoman Empire included the years of the Great War. His country joined the Central Powers, and did emerge victorious, even if the actual benefit to the Ottomans was minor.

Mehmed died a year after the Great War ended. The Ottoman Empire had begun massacring Armenians in Mehmed's reign, a practice that continued into the end of the next decade.

Literary Comment

Some speculation is necessary, as "the Sultan" is not named in the text. The fact that Abdul Majid II is confirmed to be Sultan in The Center Cannot Hold suggests that his historical predecessors held the throne.

See also

• Unnamed Hassockian Atabeg, an analog of Mehmed V in Every Inch a King.

References

Royal offices (OTL)
Preceded by Abdulhamid II	Sultan of the Ottoman Empire 1909-1918	Succeeded by Mehmed VI
Religious titles (OTL)
Preceded by Abdulhamid II	Caliph of Islam 1909-1918	Succeeded by Mehmed VI