Selim III
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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 th
Portrait by Konstantin Kapıdağlı, 1803
Selim III receiving dignitaries at an audience at the Gate of Felicity, Topkapı Palace.
French campaign in Egypt and Syria against the Mamluk and Ottoman forces.
Portrait of Selim III by Konstantin Kapıdağlı, c. 1804–06
Mustafa III
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Mustafa III was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1757 to 1774. He was a son of Sultan Ahmed III, and his consort Mihrişah Kadın. He was succeeded by his brother Abdul Hamid I. After years of conf
Selim III
…placed his cousin Mustafa on the throne as Mustafa IV (r. 1807–1808). A group of assassins subsequently killed Selim. Selim III was the son of Sultan Mustafa III and his wife Mihrişah Sultan. His mother, Mihrişah Sultan was an ethnic Georgian. After she became the Valide sultan, she participated in reforming the…
Portrait, 1770s
Sultan Mustafa III
Reception ceremony of the Comte de Saint Priest at the Ottoman Porte Antoine de Favray, 1767.
Silver coin: 2 Zolota Mustafa III, 1759