Selim III
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For the Crimean khan, see Selim III Giray.
Selim III (Ottoman Turkish: سليم ثالث, romanized: Selim-i sâlis; Turkish: III. Selim; 24 December 1761 – 28 July 1808) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1789 to 1807. Regarded as an enlightened ruler,[3] he was eventually deposed and imprisoned by the Janissaries, who placed his cousin Mustafa on the throne as Mustafa IV (r. 1807–1808). A group of assassins subsequently killed Selim.
Quick Facts Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (Padishah), Reign ...
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Ottoman Caliph Amir al-Mu'minin Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Sultan of the two lands, Khagan of the two seas[1] | |||||
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (Padishah) | |||||
Reign | 7 April 1789 – 29 May 1807 | ||||
Predecessor | Abdul Hamid I | ||||
Successor | Mustafa IV | ||||
Born | 24 December 1761 Topkapı Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire | ||||
Died | 28 July 1808(1808-07-28) (aged 46) Topkapı Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire | ||||
Burial | Laleli Mosque, Istanbul | ||||
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Dynasty | Ottoman | ||||
Father | Mustafa III | ||||
Mother | Mihrişah Sultan | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
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