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 , [ 3 ] he was eventually deposed and imprisoned by the Janissaries , who placed his cousin Mustafa on the throne as Mustafa ...

Selim III (born Dec. 24, 1761, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]—died July 29, 1808, Constantinople) was an Ottoman sultan from 1789 to 1807, who undertook a program of Westernization and whose reign felt the intellectual and political ferment created by …

The 18th-century reform efforts culminated during the reign of Selim III (ruled 1789–1807), often considered the originator of modern reform in the Ottoman Empire. While he was still a prince, Selim developed plans for modernizing the Ottoman army.

May 18, 2018 · Selim III (1761-1808), the twenty-eighth Ottoman sultan, was a late-18th-century reformer who sought to end the stagnation and decay weakening the empire. Born on Dec. 24, 1761, Selim was the son of Mustafa III and successor to his uncle Abdul Hamid I, …

Sultan Selim III was the 28th sultan of the Ottoman Empire who ruled between 1789-1807.

Selim III. Sultan Selim III was born in Istanbul, on 24th December 1761. He is the son of Sultan Mustafa III and Mihrisah Sultana. His mother is Georgian originated.

Apr 1, 2022 · Sultan Selim III was depicted as a handsome, stocky man of medium height, with a dark bushy beard and charming facial features. He was said to be gentle, compassionate, intelligent, calm, merciful, patient, cautious and fair.

Selim III, the twenty-eighth Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, ascended to the throne in 1789 after Abdul Hamid I and ruled until 1807. He was the son of Mustafa III. Selim III became the last and most consistent of a series of "traditionalist" reformers who, since the early 17th century, had attempted to save the crumbling Ottoman Empire by ...

Sultan Selim III was murdered at Harem Dairesi (T. N. women quarters in Ottoman Palace) on 28th July, 1808. The next day he was buried next to Laleli Mosque in the tomb of his father Mustafa III. Selim III was competent at Islamic sciences.

Selim III, 1761–1808, Ottoman sultan (1789–1807), nephew and successor of Abd al-Hamid I to the throne of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). He suffered severe defeats in the second of the Russo-Turkish Wars with Catherine II, but suffered no major territorial losses when peace was made at Jassy in 1792.