1785–1839
Mahmud II
30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
53years old at death
19,703days lived
20%of the people on this site died younger
Mahmud II was born on 20 July 1785 and died on 1 July 1839, aged 53 years and 346 days. That is 19,703 days in all.
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