OTD May 16th. 1926 Death of Sultan Mehmed VI of the Ottoman Empire
Mehmed VI was born on 14 January 1862, in Constantinople, then a part of the Ottoman Empire. Family His parents were Abdülmecid I and Gülüstü Hanim. They were members of the House of Osman. Coat of Arms of the House of Osman Love and Marriage Sultan Mehmed VI married five times and he had a lot of children, mostly daughters. Duty Sultan Mehmed VI reigned from 1918 till 1922. The First World War was a disaster for the Ottoman Empire, they fought on the side of Germany against Great Britain and others. British and allied troops had conquered Baghdad, Damascus and Jerusalem during the war and most of the Ottoman Empire was divided among the European allies. At the San Remo conference of April 1920, the French were granted the mandate over Syria and the British received one over Palestine and Mesopotamia. On August 10th. 1920, representatives from Sultan Mehmed VI signed the Treaty of Sèvres. However Turkish nationalists rejected the settleme