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Selim III, Ottoman sultan (born 1761)

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Selim III

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1789 to 1807

Selim III 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. A group of assassins subsequently killed Selim.
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July 28

Day of the year

July 28 is the 209th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 156 days remain until the end of the year.
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