Editing Murad V (section)

==== Succession question ====
Sultan Abdulaziz tried to change the succession system in favor of his own son [[Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin]].<ref name="́gostonMasters2010">{{cite book|author1=Ga ́bor A ́goston|author2=Bruce Alan Masters|title=Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire|date= 2010|publisher=Infobase Publishing|isbn=978-1-4381-1025-7|page=404}}</ref> For this purpose Abdulaziz set out to mollify different pressure groups and have his son gain popularity among them. During the 1867 visit to Europe, rumors spread that contrary to the rules of protocol Abdulaziz arranged Izzeddin's reception in Paris and London before the official heir, Prince Murad. When the conservative [[Mahmud Nedim Pasha]] became the [[grand vizier]] in September 1871, he lent his support to Abdulaziz's plans.{{sfn|Zachs|Weismann|2005|p=41}} To further legitimize his plans, Abdulaziz tactically supported a change to primogeniture in the [[Muhammad Ali dynasty]] of Egypt. By granting primogeniture to [[Isma'il Pasha]] in 1866, Abdulaziz was clearly seeking to create a positive climate of opinion about a change in favour of his own son.{{sfn|Zachs|Weismann|2005|p=43}}