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Mahmud I was born on 2 August 1696 at the Edirne Palace in Edirne, then a part of the Ottoman Empire, now located in north western Turkey. Family He was the son of Mustafa II and Saliha Sabkati Valide Sultan. Mahmud I was the older brother of Osman III. Reign In September 1730, a small group of Janissaries aroused some of the citizens of Constantinople who opposed the reforms of Ahmet III. There was a riot at the Topkapi Palace and Ahmet III agreed that his nephew Mahmud would become the new sultan. Mahmud I was recognized as sultan by the mutineers and by the court officials as well. Mahmud I reigned from 1730 till his death in 1754. This period was dominated by wars with Persia, Austria and Russia. Mahmud I entrusted the government to his viziers and spent much of his time composing poetry. Death Mahmud I died on 13 December 1754 at the Topkapi Palace in Constantinople. Source picture: Wikipedia

Some history ...  31 July 1917 marks the start of the Battle of Passchendaele, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres. This was a military campaign during the First World War, fought by the Allies (British Empire, Russian Empire and the French Republic) against the German Empire. The Battle, took place on the Western Front from 31 July 1917 to November 1917 for the control around Ypres, a city located in West Flanders, Belgium. Passchendaele lays on the east side of Ypres around 8 km or 5 miles from the city. This battle of 1917 was controversial. It was the British Prime Minister, David Lloyd George who opposed the offensive. General Ferdinand Foch, the French Chief of the General Staff was opposed too. cross on a cemetery of the Commonwealth near Ypres, Belgium The choice to fight in Flanders came from General Hubert Gough. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig (commanding the British Expeditionary Force - BEF) did not receive approval for the Flanders operat