Selim II
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Selim II, also known as Selim the Blond or Selim the Drunkard, was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1566 until his death in 1574.
Portrait of Sultan Selim II, produced in the workshop of Paolo Veronese, late 16th century.
Equestrian portrait of Prince Selim riding between Kotahia and Belgrade to rejoin the Imperial Army in early 1566 Siege of Szigetvár. His father would die, and Prince Selim would become "Sultan Selim II" later that year. Nüzhet (TSMK H.1339, 1569).
Sultan Selim writing a letter in 1566. Nüzhet (1568–69).
Selim ascends the throne. Nüzhet-i Esrâr (1568–69)
Murad III
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Murad III was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1574 until his death in 1595.
Selim II
…December 1574. Selim’s wife, Nurbanu, kept his death hidden for several days, famously preserving his body in a harem icebox, to ensure that her own son Murad could arrive to claim the throne without opposition. Selim II is buried in his tomb in Hagia Sophia Mosque, Istanbul. Selim was known for being a…
Contemporary Ottoman portrait of Murad III by Seyyid Lokman, 1583. Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum
Sultan Murad III and his entourage, receiving the Persian ambassador Maksud in 1580. Sehinsahname (1592)
Commander Osman Pasha (left) conferring with Murad III (right). Şeca'atname (1598)
A later European depiction, attributed to a Spanish artist, 17th century