Selim III
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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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All Ottoman Sultans were required to have a profession as a part of their upbringing in the palace. A great lover of music, Sultan Selim III was a composer and performer of significant talent. He created fourteen makams, melodic types, three of which are in current use today. Sixty-four compositions belonging to Selim III are known, some of which are part of the regular repertory of Turkish classical music performers. Aside from composing music, Selim III also performed on the ney and tanbur. <a
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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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