Selim II
Selim II | |||||
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Kayser-i Rûm Ottoman Caliph Amir al-Mu'minin Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques | |||||
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (Padishah) | |||||
Reign | 7 September 1566 –15 December 1574 | ||||
Sword girding | 8 September 1566 | ||||
Predecessor | Suleiman I | ||||
Successor | Murad III | ||||
Born | 28 May 1524[1] Istanbul,Ottoman Empire | ||||
Died | 15 December 1574 Istanbul,Ottoman Empire | (aged 50)||||
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Spouse | |||||
Issue | Şah Sultan Gevherhan Sultan Ismihan Sultan Murad III Fatma Sultan Others | ||||
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Dynasty | Ottoman | ||||
Father | Suleiman I | ||||
Mother | Hurrem Sultan | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
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Selim II(Ottoman Turkish:سليم ثانى Selīm-i sānī,Turkish:II. Selim; 28 May 1524 – 15 December 1574), also known asSelim the Blonde(Turkish:Sarı Selim) orSelim the Drunk(Turkish:Sarhoş Selim), was theSultan of the Ottoman Empirefrom 1566 until his death in 1574. He was a son ofSuleiman the Magnificentand his wifeHurrem Sultan.Selim had been an unlikely candidate for the throne until his brotherMehmeddied ofsmallpox,his half-brotherMustafawas strangled to death by the order of his father, his brotherCihangirsuccumbed to chronic health issues, and his brother Bayazid was killed on the order of his father after a rebellion against Selim. Selim also ordered the Ottoman forces to set out fromIstanbuland join with the Crimean Tatars in order to take part in the burning ofMoscowin 1571. Although he succeeded in pacifying the Tsardom of Russia through the destruction of Moscow, Selim suffered a devastating defeat at hands of the Holy League armada led by theSpanish Empirein the navalBattle of Lepantoin which theOttomanfleet was destroyed. Selim died on 15 December 1574 and was buried in theHagia Sophiamosque inIstanbul.He was succeeded byMurad III.
References
[change|change source]- ↑Emecen, Feridun (2009)."Selim II".TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, Vol. 36 (Sakal – Sevm)(in Turkish). Istanbul:Turkiye Diyanet Foundation,Centre for Islamic Studies. pp. 414–418.ISBN978-975-389-566-8.
- ↑Garo Kürkman, (1996),Ottoman Silver Marks,p.41