Selim Sultan. In the decline of the Ottoman Empire Selim II 1566-1574 was the son of Süleyman I. Its clear that Selim was the first disinterested sultan among the Ottomans.
Although regarded as an enlightened ruler the Janissaries eventually deposed and imprisoned him and placed his cousin Mustafa on the throne as Mustafa IVSelim was subsequently killed by a group of assassins. Selim II byname Sari The Blond born May 1524died December 1574 Constantinople Ottoman Empire now Istanbul Turkey Ottoman sultan from 1566 whose reign saw peace in Europe and Asia and the rise of the Ottomans to dominance in the Mediterranean but marked the beginning of the decline in the power of the sultans. Its clear that Selim was the first disinterested sultan among the Ottomans.
سليم اول Modern Turkish.
His accession was a result of Suleimans decision to get Şehzade Mustafa strangled and Şehzade Bayezid killed on account of betrayal and rebellion respectively. In the decline of the Ottoman Empire Selim II 1566-1574 was the son of Süleyman I. سليم ثالث Selim-i sâlis 24 December 1761 28 July 1808 was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1789 to 1807. Selim II byname Sari The Blond born May 1524died December 1574 Constantinople Ottoman Empire now Istanbul Turkey Ottoman sultan from 1566 whose reign saw peace in Europe and Asia and the rise of the Ottomans to dominance in the Mediterranean but marked the beginning of the decline in the power of the sultans.