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Istanbul was the birthplace of Abdulmejid II, the last Caliph of the Ottoman Empire. Born on December 29, 1868, he ascended to the throne in 1922 following the abdication of his cousin, Mehmed VI. Abdulmejid II's reign was short-lived, as the Ottoman Empire was abolished in 1924 and the Caliphate was abolished in 1924. He spent the rest of his life in exile in France, where he died in 1944.