Selim III, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Selim III

Ottoman sultan

Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1761

Place of Birth: Constantinople

Date of Death: 28-Jul-1808

Profession: composer, sultan, musician

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Selim III

  • Selim III (Ottoman Turkish: ???? ???? Selim-i salis) (24 December 1761 – 28 July 1808) 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 subsequently killed by a group of assassins. Selim III was the son of Sultan Mustafa III and his wife Mihrisah Sultan.
  • His mother Mihrisah Sultan originated in Georgia, and when she became the Valide Sultan, she participated in reforming the government schools and establishing political corporations.
  • His father Ottoman Sultan Mustafa III was very well educated and believed in the necessity of reforms.
  • Mustafa III attempted to create a powerful army during the peacetime with professional, well-educated soldiers.
  • This was primarily motivated by his fear of a Russian invasion.
  • During the Russo-Turkish War, he fell ill and died of a heart attack in 1774.
  • Sultan Mustafa was aware of the fact that a military reform was necessary.
  • He declared new military regulations and opened maritime and artillery academies. Sultan Mustafa was very influenced by mysticism.
  • Oracles predicted his son Selim would be a world-conqueror, so he organized a joyous feast lasting seven days.
  • Selim was very well educated in the palace.
  • Sultan Mustafa III bequeathed his son as his successor; however, Selim's uncle Abdul Hamid I ascended the throne after Mustafa's death.
  • Sultan Abdul Hamid I took care of Selim and put great emphasis on his education. After Abdul Hamid's death, Selim succeeded him on 7 April 1789, not yet 27 years old.
  • Sultan Selim III was very fond of literature and calligraphy; many of his works were put on the walls of mosques and convents.
  • He wrote many poems, especially about Crimea's occupation by Russia.
  • He spoke Arabic and Persian fluently.
  • Selim III was very religious, and very patriotic.
  • He was a poet, a musician and very fond of fine arts. Selim was a very modern man and a reformist ruler.

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