Selim III

28th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1789–1807)

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Selim III was the Ottoman Sultan who ruled from 1789 to 1807 and is remembered for attempting to modernize and reform the empire's military and administration during a period of decline. His efforts to strengthen Ottoman institutions made him historically significant, though his reforms ultimately faced resistance and contributed to the political instability that led to his deposition.

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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: Constantinople
Father: Mustafa III
Mother: Mihrişah Sultan
Sibling: Hatice Sultan
Occupation: sultan
Languages spoken: Arabic
Native language: Ottoman Turkish
Religion: Islam
Family: Ottoman dynasty
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Commons category: Selim III
date of death: 1808-07-29
date of birth: 1761-12-24
manner of death: homicide
name in native language: Selîm-i sâlis
Commons gallery: Sultan Selim III
cause of death: stab wound
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
writing language: Ottoman Turkish

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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, 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.

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