Selim III
Monarch
1761 – 1808
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Who was Selim III?
Selim III was the reform-minded Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1789 to 1807. The Janissaries eventually deposed and imprisoned him, and placed his cousin Mustafa on the throne as Mustafa IV. Selim was killed by a group of assassins subsequently after a Janissary revolt.
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- Born
- Dec 24, 1761
Constantinople - Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Religion
- Sunni Islam
- Nationality
- Ottoman Empire
- Died
- Jul 28, 1808
Constantinople
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on July 23, 2013
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