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Selim II

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Selim II
human
Part ofOttoman dynasty Edit
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipOttoman Empire Edit
Name wey dem give amSelim Edit
Noble titlesultan Edit
Ein date of birth30 May 1524 Edit
Place dem born amIstanbul Edit
Date wey edie13 December 1574 Edit
Place wey edieIstanbul Edit
Place wey dem bury amHagia Sophia Edit
Ein poppieSuleiman the Magnificent Edit
MummieHürrem Sultan Edit
Unmarried partnerNurbanu Sultan, Selimiye Sultan Edit
FamilyOttoman dynasty Edit
Native languageOttoman Turkish Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signTurkish, Farsi, Arabic, Ottoman Turkish Edit
Writing languageOttoman Turkish Edit
Ein occupationruler Edit
Position eholdsultan of the Ottoman Empire, Beylerbey of the Anatolia Eyalet Edit
Official residenceTopkapı Palace Edit
ResidenceTopkapı Palace Edit
Religion anaa worldviewIslam Edit
Hair colorblond hair Edit
Eye colorblue Edit
Medical conditionalcoholism Edit
Owner ofShahnameh of Shah Tahmasp Edit

Selim II (Ottoman Turkish: سليم ثانى, romanized: Selīm-i sānī; Turkish: II. Selim; 28 May 1524 – 15 December 1574), dem sanso know as Selim the Blond (Turkish: Sarı Selim) anaa Selim the Drunkard[1] (Sarhoş Selim), na he be de sultan of de Ottoman Empire from 1566 til ein death insyd 1574. He be a son of Suleiman the Magnificent den ein wifey Hürrem Sultan.

During ein reign, ein grand vizier Sokollu Mehmed Pasha exert significant control over state governance. De conquest of Cyprus den Tunis be notable achievements during ein reign buh setbacks occur insyd de Battle of Lepanto den de failed capture of Astrakhan as part of de war plus Russia.

Early years

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Dem born Selim on 28 May 1524[2] insyd Constantinople during de reign of ein poppie, Suleiman the Magnificent. Ein mommie be Hürrem Sultan,[3][4] an Orthodox priest ein daughter,[5] wey be de current Sultan ein concubine at de time. Insyd 1533 anaa 1534, dem free ein mommie, Hürrem, wey cam be Suleiman ein legal wifey.[6][7][8] He get four bros, Şehzade Mehmed, Şehzade Bayezid, Şehzade Abdullah den Şehzade Cihangir, den a sisto Mihrimah Sultan.[3][4] Insyd June–July 1530, dem organise a three week celebration insyd Constantinople wey center around de circumcision of Selim, den ein elder bros Mustafa, den Mehmed.[9] Dem circumcise de princes on 27 June 1530.[10] De festivities range from displays of captured enemy items to simulated battles, wey dey feature performances by jugglers den strongmen, as well as reenactments of recent conflicts. Suleiman play a crucial role, wey dey observe everything from a loggia insyd de Hippodrome, while Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha actively oversee de proceedings wey he present extravagant gifts to de sultan den de princes.[9]

Insyd May 1537, he den ein bro Mehmed join dema poppie on ein campaign to Corfu. Dis mark de inaugural military campaign of ein sons. Dema presence insyd a military campaign convey a message of dynastic continuity.[11] Insyd 1540, de sultan take am den Mehmed plus am to spend de winter insyd Edirne.[12] Insyd June 1541, he den Mehmed once san accompany dema poppie on ein campaign to Buda.[13] Insyd 1542, dem appoint am governor of de province of Karaman, after wich he go to Konya.[14] Dey follow Mehmed ein unexpected demise insyd November 1543, de role of district governorship of Saruhan be assumed by Selim insyd de spring of 1544.[15] During de summer of 1544, a gathering of family members occur insyd Bursa, uniting Selim, ein parents Suleiman den Hürrem, ein sisto Mihrimah, den Mihrimah ein husbie Rüstem Pasha.[16] Insyd de 1548–49 military campaign against de Safavids, dem dispatch Selim to Edirne, wey dey act as a substitute for de sultan during de campaign.[15] Insyd 1553, he accompany ein poppie against de Safavids wey he keep Suleiman ein company thru out most of de campaign. During dis campaign, dem execute ein elder half-bro, Mustafa on dema poppie ein orders.[17]

Death

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Selim die after he slip den fall on a marble floor while drunk[18] at de age of fifty on 15 December 1574.[19] Dem bury am insyd ein tomb insyd Hagia Sophia Mosque, Istanbul.[20]

Family

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Consorts

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Selim get a Haseki Sultan den legal wifey, den at least seven oda concubines.[21]

  • Nurbanu Sultan, ein favorite concubine, Haseki Sultan, legal wifey den de mommie den Valide Sultan of ein successor Sultan Murad III. During Selim's reign, her stipend was 1,100 aspers a day.[21]
  • Fülane Hatun (she die December 1574), mommie of Şehzade Süleyman.
  • Fülane Hatun. Mommie of Şehzade Ali, she die insyd 1572 during childbirth.
  • Fülane Hatun (she die on 19 April 1577). Mommie of Şehzade Osman[22]
  • Oda four concubines, each mommie of one of de oda princes.[21]

Selim get at least eight sons:

  • Murad III (Manisa, 4 July 1546 – Constantinople, 15 January 1595, dem bury insyd ein mausoleum insyd de Hagia Sophia Mosque) – plus Nurbanu Sultan.[23]
  • Şehzade Mehmed (1571 – September 1572, dem bury insyd de Hürrem Sultan mausoleum).[23]
  • Şehzade Süleyman (1571 – 22 December 1574, wey Murad III execute, dem bury plus ein poppie insyd Hagia Sophia), ein mommie commit suicide shortly after ein death.[23]
  • Şehzade Abdullah (1571 – 22 December 1574, wey Murad III execute, dem bury plus ein poppie insyd Hagia Sophia).[23]
  • Şehzade Ali (1572 – 1572, dem bury plus ein poppie insyd Hagia Sophiaa), he die shortly after birth along plus ein mommie.[23]
  • Şehzade Osman (1573 – 22 December 1574, wey Murad III execute, dem bury plus ein poppie insyd Hagia Sophia).[23]
  • Şehzade Mustafa (Constantinople, 1573 – Constantinople, 22 December 1574, wey Murad III execute, dem bury plus ein poppie insyd Hagia Sophia).[23]
  • Şehzade Cihangir (1574 – 22 December 1574, wey Murad III execute, dem bury plus ein poppie insyd Hagia Sophia).[23]

Daughters

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Selim get at least four daughters:

  • Şah Sultan (Karaman, c.1543[24] – Constantinople, 3 November 1580,[25] dem bury insyd ein own mausoleum, Eyüp) – plus Nurbanu Sultan;[26]
  • Gevherhan Sultan (Manisa, 1544[24][27] – Constantinople, 1624,[26] dem bury plus ein poppie insyd Hagia Sophia) – plus Nurbanu Sultan;[26]
  • Ismihan Sultan (Manisa, 1545[24][27] – Constantinople, 8 August 1585,[28] dem bury plus ein poppie insyd Hagia Sophia) – plus Nurbanu Sultan;[26]
  • Fatma Sultan (Konya, c. 1559[29] – Constantinople, October 1580,[30] dem bury plus ein poppie insyd Hagia Sophia)[26]
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  • He be played by Atılay Uluışık insyd de 2003 Turkish TV series Hürrem Sultan.[31]
  • He be portrayed by Engin Öztürk insyd de 2011–2014 series Muhteşem Yüzyıl (lit. 'Magnificent Century').[32]

References

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  1. Somel, Selçuk Akşin (2003). Historical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 263. ISBN 0-8108-4332-3.
  2. Şahin 2023, pp. 121, 302.
  3. 1 2 Peirce 1993, p. 60.
  4. 1 2 Yermolenko 2005, p. 233.
  5. Yermolenko 2005, p. 234.
  6. Yermolenko 2005, p. 235.
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  8. The Speech of Ibrahim at the Coronation of Maximilian II, Thomas Conley, Rhetorica: A Journal of the History of Rhetoric, Vol.
  9. 1 2 Şahin 2023, p. 154.
  10. Akbar, M.J (May 3, 2002). The Shade of Swords: Jihad and the Conflict between Islam and Christianity. Routledge. pp. 88. ISBN 978-1-134-45258-3.
  11. Şahin 2023, p. 195.
  12. Peirce 1993, p. 234.
  13. Şahin 2023, pp. 200–201.
  14. Şahin 2023, pp. 204, 229.
  15. 1 2 Şahin 2023, p. 230.
  16. Şahin 2023, p. 229.
  17. Şahin 2023, pp. 237–238.
  18. Darke, Diana (2022). The Ottomans: A Cultural Legacy (in English). Thames & Hudson. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-500-77753-4.
  19. Tezcan, B. (2010). The Second Ottoman Empire: Political and Social Transformation in the Early Modern World. Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization. Cambridge University Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-521-51949-6.
  20. Güzel, H.C.; Oğuz, C.; Karatay, O.; Ocak, M. (2002). The Turks. Yeni Türkiye. p. 321. ISBN 978-975-6782-58-3.
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  22. Gerlach, S.; Beydilli, K.; Noyan, S.T. (2010). Türkiye günlüğü: cilt. 1577–1578. Sahaftan seçmeler dizisi. Kitap Yayınevi. pp. 561–562.
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pazan, İbrahim (2023-06-06). "A Comparison of Seyyid Lokman's Records of the Birth, Death and Wedding Dates of Members of Ottoman Dynasty (1566–1595) with the Records in Ottoman Chronicles". Marmara Türkiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi. 10 (1). Marmara University: 245–271. doi:10.16985/mtad.1120498. ISSN 2148-6743.
  24. 1 2 3 Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı, ed. (2009). Türkiye diyanet vakfı İslâm ansiklopedisi. İstanbul: Türkiye diyanet vakfi. ISBN 978-975-389-566-8.
  25. Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 275.
  26. 1 2 3 4 5 Tezcan, Baki (2001). Searching For Osman: A Reassessment Of The Deposition Of Ottoman Sultan Osman II (1618–1622). unpublished Ph.D. thesis. pp. 327 n. 16.
  27. 1 2 Taner, Melis (August 2, 2011). Power to kill: a discourse of the royal hunt during the reigns of Süleyman the magnificent and Ahmed I. Sabancı University Research Database (Thesis). p. 41.
  28. Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 271, 274.
  29. Peirce 1993, p. 92.
  30. Selânik Mustafa Efendi (1864). "Tarih-i Selâniki". Internet Archive. p. 265. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  31. "Hürrem Sultan (TV Series 2003)". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  32. "Muhteşem Yüzyıl'ın 'Şehzade Selim'i Diriliş Ertuğrul'da". NTV Haber (in Turkish). March 7, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
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