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Why did the Ottoman Caliphate fall 99 years ago? - with Dr Yakoob Ahmed

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99 Years Since the Fall of the Ottoman Caliphate

Today marks on the 3rd of March, 1924. The last Ottoman Khalif, Abdul Majid, for a second was deposed. Growing up, it meant absolutely nothing to me. As a child, once again, I didn't resonate with the trauma and whatnot. But as a historian, once you start studying the history of Sovov and in Turkey, where you have national holidays celebrating emergence of new nation. And that is intriguing for me, trying to make sense of that.

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