at ▁was ▁ent hr oned . ▁It ▁was ▁hoped ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁sign ▁the ▁constitution . ▁However , ▁due ▁to ▁health ▁problems ▁Mur at ▁was ▁also ▁d eth ron ed ▁after ▁ 9 3 ▁days ; ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁short est ▁reign ing ▁s ultan ▁of ▁the ▁Empire . ▁ ▁First ▁Constitution al ▁Era , ▁ 1 8 7 6 – 1 8 7 8 ▁ ▁The ▁First ▁Constitution al ▁Era ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁was ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁constitution al ▁mon archy ▁from ▁the ▁prom ul g ation ▁of ▁the ▁Kan û n - ı ▁Es â s î ▁( mean ing ▁" Basic ▁Law " ▁in ▁Ott oman ▁Turkish ), ▁written ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Young ▁Ott om ans , ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁until ▁ 1 3 ▁February ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁The ▁era ▁ended ▁with ▁the ▁susp ension ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁parliament ▁by ▁Abd ül ham id ▁II . ▁▁ 1 8 7 6 – 1 8 7 9 ▁Abd ul ▁Ham id ▁II ▁ ▁Rus so - T urk ish ▁War ▁ 1 8 7 7 – 1 8 7 8 ▁▁ ▁The ▁Rus so - T urk ish ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 7 – 1 8 7 8 ▁had ▁its ▁orig ins ▁in ▁a ▁rise ▁in ▁national ism ▁in ▁the ▁B alk ans ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁goal ▁of ▁recover ing ▁territorial ▁losses ▁it ▁had ▁suffered ▁during ▁the ▁Crime an ▁War , ▁re