In 1876, an Ottoman sultan was deposed after reigning for only 93 days
The brief 93-day reign of Sultan Murad V ended in a dramatic deposition that revealed the intense political pressures and mental health struggles within the 19th-century Ottoman leadership.
Murad V ascended to the Ottoman throne in 1876 during a period of immense political instability. His reign lasted a mere 93 days, the shortest in the empire's history, as he struggled with severe anxiety and exhaustion following the suspicious death of his predecessor.
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