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May 31, 1916 Medine Ottoman era

Fahreddin Pasha arrives in Medina

Sent to Medina by Fourth Army commander Cemal Pasha on 28 May 1916, Fahreddin Pasha reached the city on 31 May 1916. He went on to defend Medina until January 1919, a stand remembered as the Defence of Medina.

Time since
110 years
In the other calendar
1334 Hicrî

Sources

  1. TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi — Fahreddin Paşa
  2. TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi — Medine (Osmanlı dönemi)
  3. Anadolu Ajansı — Medine müdafii "Çöl Kaplanı" Fahreddin Paşa'nın vefatının üzerinden 77 yıl geçti

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