2013 Event A railway under the sea, first proposed by Ottoman Sultan Abdulmejid 150 years ago is completed; the sea tunnel, connecting Europe and Asia is the deepest submerged railway tunnel of its kind in the world 2011 Event Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia dies, raising questions about succession in the kingdom 1982 Event Battle of Sultan Yakoub - 3 IDF members captured 1974 Death Sultan Ismail Hajibeyov, composer, dies at 55 1973 Event Qaboos bin Said Al Said, becomes Sultan and Prime Minister of Oman 1971 Event Zayid bin Sultan Al Nuhayyan of Abu Dhabi becomes President of UAE 1964 Event Revolution overthrows Sultan of Zanzibar, 1 month after independence 1963 Event Sultan of Zanzibar cedes his mainland possessions to Kenya 1962 Birthday Sultan Zarawani, cricketer, United Arab Emirates captain 1996 World Cup 1961 Death Mohammed V, ibn Yusuf, sultan/King of Morocco, dies at 51 1959 Event Sultan of Brunei promulgates a constitution 1955 Event Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Yussuph V returns to Morocco 1953 Event Sultan Sidi Mohammed Am Joessoef V of Morocco deposed 1950 Birthday Sultan Rakhmanov, Super heavyweight, 1980 Olympics gold 1946 Birthday Hassabal Bolkiah Mu'izzadin Waddaulah, sultan of Brunei 1943 Death Abd al-Azir al-Hasan VI, sultan of Morocco (1894-1907), dies at 62 1942 Birthday Qabus bin Said, sultan of Oman, 1970- 1926 Death Mehmed VI Vahideddin (Mohammed Osman), last sultan of Turkey, dies 1926 Death Mohammed VI Vahideddin, last sultan of Turkey (1918-22), dies 1925 Event Sultan Ibn Saud of Nedzjed conquers Djeddah 1925 Event Cossack officer Reza Chan replaces sultan Ahmad Shah in Persia 1925 Event Beirut sultan Pasja al-Atrasj calls Druzen for holy war against France 1922 Birthday Nyron Sultan Asgarali, cricketer, West Indian opening bat 1957 1922 Event Turkish sultan Mehmed VI flees to Malta on British warship 1922 Event Turkish kalief/sultan Mehmed VI asks British army for help 1922 Event Sultan Fuad I crowned king of Egypt, England recognizes Egypt 1921 Event Drusian sultan Pasja al-Atrasj elected governor of Suwayda 1919 Birthday Sultan Ismail Hajibeyov, composer 1918 Death Mohammed V Resjad, sultan of Turkey (1909-18), dies 1918 Death Abdul-Hamid II, 34th sultan of Turkey (lost Serbia/Egypt), dies at 65 1917 Death Hussain Kamil, sultan of Egypt (1914-17), dies at 63 1914 Event Turks sultan Jamal Pasja declares a German holy war 1909 Event Sultan of Turkey Abdul Hamid II is overthrown 1907 Event Abd al-Hafid proclaims himself sultan of Morocco 1904 Death Murad V, sultan of Turkey (1876), dies 1887 Event Sultan Bargash of Zanzibar grants E Afr Association at East African harbors 1883 Death Abd el-Kader, Algerian sultan/religious ruler, dies at about 74 1876 Death Abdul-Aziz, 32nd sultan of Turkey (1861-76), dies at 46 1873 Event Sultan Bargash closes slave market of Zanzibar 1861 Death Abdul-Medjid, 31st sultan of Turkey (1839-61), dies at 38 1861 Birthday Mehmed VI, last sultan of Ottoman Empire, 1918-22 1861 Birthday Mohammed VI Vahideddin, last sultan of Turkey, 1918-22 1853 Birthday Hussain Kamil, sultan of Egypt, 1914-17 1844 Birthday Mehmed V Reshad, sultan of Turkey, 1909-18 1842 Birthday Abdul-Hamid II, 34th sultan of Turkey, lost Romania and Serbia 1840 Birthday Murad V, sultan of Turkey, 1876 1839 Event Abdul-Medjid succeeds Mahmud II as Sultan of Turkey 1839 Death Mahmud II, sultan of Turkey (1808-39), dies at 53 1830 Birthday Abdul Aziz, Istanbul Ottoman, 32nd sultan of Turkey, 1861-76 1826 Event Sultan Mahmud II rebellious elite corp, slaughter 20,000 in Turkey 1823 Birthday Abdul-Medjid, 31st sultan of Turkey, 1839-61 1808 Death Mustapha IV, sultan of Turkey (1807-08), dies at 29 1808 Death Selam III, poet/composer/sultan of Turkey (1789-1808), dies 1808 Event Mahmud II succeeds Mustafa IV as sultan of Turkey 1789 Death Abdul-Hamid I, 27th sultan of Turkey (1774-89), dies at 64 1785 Birthday Mahmud II, sultan of Turkey, 1808 - 1839, Westernizer/reformer 1779 Birthday Mustafa IV, sultan of Turkey, 1807-08 1774 Death Mustapha III, sultan of Turkey (1957-74), dies at 56 1761 Birthday Selam III, poet/composer/sultan of Turkey, 1789-1808 1757 Death Osman III, sultan of Turkey (1754-57), dies 1754 Death Mahmud I, sultan of Turkey, dies at 58 1753 Event Pangeran Gusti installed as sultan of Banten 1730 Event Turkish coup under Mahmud I; Sultan Ahmed III flees 1725 Birthday Abdul-Hamid I, 27th sultan of Turkey, 1774-89 1717 Birthday Mustapha III, Sultan of Turkey, 1757-74 1703 Death Mustapha II, sultan (Turkey), dies at 39 1703 Event Turkish army removes sultan Mustafa II 1699 Birthday Osman III, sultan, Turkey 1696 Birthday Mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman, Turkey, 1730-54, fought Austria and Russia 1695 Death Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95), dies 1693 Death Mehmed IV, sultan (Turkey), dies at 51 1673 Birthday Ahmed III, 23rd sultan, Turkey, 1703-30 1666 Death Sjihab al-Din Sultan C Shah Djahan, mogol of India (Taj-Mahal), dies 1664 Birthday Mustafa II, sultan of Turkey, 1695-1703 1643 Birthday Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey, 1691-95 1642 Birthday Mehmed IV, sultan, Turkey 1640 Death Murad IV, sultan of Turkey (1623-40), dies in Baghdad at 27 1639 Death Mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies 1628 Event Java sultan Agung van Mataram attacks Batavia 1628 Event Assault on sultan of Mantarams of Batavia 1622 Death Osman II, sultan of Turkey (1618-22), dies 1617 Death Ahmed I, 14th sultan of Turkey (1603-17), dies 1612 Birthday Murad IV, sultan of Turkey, 1623 - 1640, conquered Baghdad 1604 Birthday Osman II, sultan of Turkey, 1618-22 1603 Death Mehmed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603), dies at 37 1595 Death Murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95), dies 1592 Birthday Sjihab al-Din Sultan Choerram Sjah Djahan, leader of India 1591 Event Battle at Tondibi: Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai 1590 Birthday Ahmed I, 14th sultan of Turkey, 1603-17 1574 Death Selam II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74), dies at 50 1570 Event Battles between Spanish troops and followers of sultan Suleiman 1568 Event Holy Roman Emperor agrees to pay tribute to the Sultan for peace 1566 Death Suleiman I, Great Law Giver, sultan of Turkey (1520-66), dies at 71 1566 Birthday Mohammed III, sultan of Turkey, 1595-1603 1562 Event Emperor Ferdinand and Sultan Suleiman signs treaty 1556 Event Akbar (14) succeeds his father Humajun on as Sultan of Delhi 1547 Event King Ferdinand of Austria subjects himself on Turkish sultan Suleiman 1546 Birthday Murad III, sultan of Turkey, 1574-95 1543 Death Ahmed Gran, sultan of Adal, dies in battle 1541 Event Turkish sultan Suleiman occupies Buda/annexes Hungary 1534 Event Turkish sultan Suleiman occupies Baghdad 1533 Event Ferdinand of Austria and Sultan Suleiman sign peace treaty 1532 Event Sultan Suleiman through Hungary on away to Vienna 1529 Event Sultan Suleiman II ceases Vienna 1528 Event Hungarian anti-king Janos Zapolyai and Sultan Suleiman signs treaty 1526 Event Mogol King Babur beats sultan of Delhi 1526 Event Battle at Panipat: Mogol Emperor Babur beats sultan Ibrahim Lodi 1524 Birthday Selam II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey, 1566-74 1521 Event Turkish sultan Suleiman I's troops occupy Belgrade 1521 Event Turkish sultan Suleiman I's troops occupy Belgrade 1520 Event Suleiman I succeeds his father Selam I as sultan of Turkey 1520 Death Selim I, captured Baghdad/Sultan of Turkey (1512-20), dies at 53 1520 Death Selam I Jawuz, the Barse, poet/cruel sultan of Turkey, dies 1517 Death Tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged 1512 Death Bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies 1507 Birthday Gentile Bellini, Italian artist, Sultan Mohammed II 1495 Death Djem Sultan, son of Turkish sultan Mehmed II, dies at 35 1494 Birthday Sulayman I, the Great, sultan of Turkey, 1520-66 1481 Death Mohammed II, Fatih, sultan of Turkey (1451-81), dies 1459 Birthday Djem Sultan, son of Turks sultan Mehmed II 1456 Event Battle at Nandorfehervar (Belgrade): Hungarian army under Janos Hunyadi beats sultan Murad II 1451 Death Murad II, sultan of Turkey (1421-51), dies 1444 Event Battle at Varna, Black Sea: Sultan Murad II beats crusaders 1432 Birthday Mehmed II, Sultan of Turkey, 1451 - 1481 1421 Death Mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies 1403 Death Bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42 1402 Event Battle at Ancyra/Angora/Ankara: Timur Lenk beats sultan Bajezid I 1397 Event Sultan Bajezid I release caught crusaders free, for ransom 1396 Event Sultan Bajezid I beheads 100s of crusaders 1396 Event Battle of Nicopolis: Sultan Bajezid I defeats Crusades armies 1389 Death Murad I, Osmaans sultan, dies in battle 1351 Death Mohammed ibn-Tughluq, sultan of Delhi India, dies 1331 Death Aboe al-Fida, Aboelfeda, Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies 1291 Event Sultan of Egypt and his son take last Christian stronghold of Acre 1260 Death Koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered 1250 Death Toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered 1249 Death Ajjoeb, sultan of Egypt, dies 1192 Event Sultan Saladin and king Richard the lion hearted sign cease fire 1191 Death Saladin [Salah ad-Din] Yusuf, sultan of Egypt/Syria, dies at 52 1187 Event Sultan Saladin captures Jerusalem from Crusaders 1154 Event Damascus surrenders to sultan Nur ad-Din van Aleppo 1097 Event 1st Crusaders defeat Sultan Kilidj Arslan of Nicea 1096 Event Sultan Kilidj Arslan of Nicea defeats 1st Crusaders 1071 Event Battle at Manzikert: Seldjuken sultan Alp Arslan beats Byzantine King
