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Selim II
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11th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1566–1574)
Selim II was the eleventh ruler of the Ottoman Empire, reigning from 1566 to 1574 during a period when the empire was one of the world's most powerful states. His reign is historically significant because it marked a shift in Ottoman governance, as he delegated much of the day-to-day administration to his grand vizier while focusing on cultural and artistic patronage.
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- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Ottoman dynasty
- Given name
- Selim
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ottoman Empire
- Place of birth
- Istanbul
- Place of death
- Istanbul
- Father
- Suleiman the Magnificent
- Mother
- Hürrem Sultan
- Sibling
- Şehzade Mahmud
- Occupation
- ruler
- Languages spoken
- Ottoman Turkish
- Native language
- Ottoman Turkish
- Religion
- Islam
- Family
- Ottoman dynasty
- Noble title
- sultan
- Eye colour
- blue
- Hair colour
- blond hair
- Image
- II Selim.jpg
- Residence
- Topkapı Palace
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- Commons category
- Selim II
- date of birth
- 1524-05-30
- date of death
- 1574-12-13
- place of burial
- Hagia Sophia
- owner of
- Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp
- different from
- Selim II Giray
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- writing language
- Ottoman Turkish
- official residence
- Topkapı Palace
- relative
- Hasan Pasha
- medical condition
- alcoholism
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Encyclopedic overview
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Selim II (Ottoman Turkish: سليم ثانى, romanized: Selīm-i sānī; Turkish: II. Selim; 28 May 1524 – 15 December 1574), also known as Selim the Blond (Turkish: Sarı Selim) or Selim the Drunkard (Sarhoş Selim), was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1566 until his death in 1574. He was a son of Suleiman the Magnificent and his wife Hürrem Sultan.
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