1785 - 1839
Mahmud II (Ottoman Turkish: محمود ثانى, romanized: Maḥmûd-u s̠ânî, Turkish: II. Mahmud; 20 July 1785 – 1 July 1839) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. Often described as "Peter the Great of Turkey", Mahmud instituted extensive administrative, military, and fiscal reforms which culminated in the Decree of Tanzimat ("reorganization") that was carried out by his successors. His disbandment of the conservative Janissary corps removed a major obstacle to his and his successors' reforms in the Empire. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mahmud II has received more than 1,787,109 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 72 in 2019). Mahmud II is the 268th most popular politician (down from 232nd in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 40th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Turkish Politician.
Mahmud II was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 to 1839. He is most famous for his modernization of the empire.
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Among politicians, Mahmud II ranks 268 out of 15,577. Before him are Tolui, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, Philippe Pétain, Rüstem Pasha, Nursultan Nazarbayev, and Philip IV of Spain. After him are Charles the Bald, Edward III of England, Elizabeth of Russia, William the Silent, Silvio Berlusconi, and Harald Fairhair.
1191 - 1232
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 262
1161 - 1185
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 263
1856 - 1951
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 264
1500 - 1561
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 265
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 266
1605 - 1665
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 267
1785 - 1839
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 268
823 - 877
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 269
1312 - 1377
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 270
1709 - 1762
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 271
1533 - 1584
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 272
1936 - 2023
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 273
850 - 933
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 274
Among people born in 1785, Mahmud II ranks 2. Before him is Louis XVII of France. After him are Jacob Grimm, Karl Drais, Alessandro Manzoni, Bettina von Arnim, Lin Zexu, Claude-Louis Navier, Florestan I, Prince of Monaco, Thomas De Quincey, John James Audubon, and Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. Among people deceased in 1839, Mahmud II ranks 1. After him are Frederick VI of Denmark, Caroline Bonaparte, Fernando Sor, Friedrich Mohs, William, Duke of Nassau, Ranjit Singh, William Smith, Princess Marie of Orléans, Pehr Henrik Ling, Charlotte Bonaparte, and Milan Obrenović II, Prince of Serbia.
1785 - 1795
HPI: 76.85
Rank: 1
1785 - 1839
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 2
1785 - 1863
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 3
1785 - 1851
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 4
1785 - 1873
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 5
1785 - 1859
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 6
1785 - 1850
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 7
1785 - 1836
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 8
1785 - 1856
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 9
1785 - 1859
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 10
1785 - 1851
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 11
1785 - 1831
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 12
1785 - 1839
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 1
1768 - 1839
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 2
1782 - 1839
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 3
1778 - 1839
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 4
1773 - 1839
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 5
1792 - 1839
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 6
1780 - 1839
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 7
1769 - 1839
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 8
1813 - 1839
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 9
1776 - 1839
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 10
1802 - 1839
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 11
1819 - 1839
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 12
Among people born in Turkey, Mahmud II ranks 46 out of 1,301. Before him are Heraclius (575), Mahidevran (1500), Mehmed VI (1861), Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire (1615), Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1954), and Şehzade Bayezid (1525). After him are Ahmed II (1643), Margaret the Virgin (292), Epictetus (50), Mehmed V (1844), Hatice Sultan (1496), and Xenophanes (-570).
575 - 641
HPI: 77.77
Rank: 40
1500 - 1581
HPI: 77.74
Rank: 41
1861 - 1926
HPI: 77.68
Rank: 42
1615 - 1648
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 43
1954 - Present
HPI: 77.42
Rank: 44
1525 - 1561
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 45
1785 - 1839
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 46
1643 - 1695
HPI: 76.43
Rank: 47
292 - 307
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 48
50 - 135
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 49
1844 - 1918
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 50
1496 - 1538
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 51
570 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 52
Among politicians born in Turkey, Mahmud II ranks 28. Before him are Heraclius (575), Mahidevran (1500), Mehmed VI (1861), Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire (1615), Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1954), and Şehzade Bayezid (1525). After him are Ahmed II (1643), Mehmed V (1844), Hatice Sultan (1496), Croesus (-596), Ertuğrul (1198), and Julian (331).
575 - 641
HPI: 77.77
Rank: 22
1500 - 1581
HPI: 77.74
Rank: 23
1861 - 1926
HPI: 77.68
Rank: 24
1615 - 1648
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 25
1954 - Present
HPI: 77.42
Rank: 26
1525 - 1561
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 27
1785 - 1839
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 28
1643 - 1695
HPI: 76.43
Rank: 29
1844 - 1918
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 30
1496 - 1538
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 31
596 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 32
1198 - 1281
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 33
331 - 363
HPI: 75.79
Rank: 34