Sultan Selim III

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Sultan
gptkbp:birthDate 1761
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Istanbul
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:New_Mosque,_Istanbul
gptkbp:culturalContribution Promotion of arts and culture
Support for music and literature
Translation of Western works
Encouragement of Western-style education
Establishment of new military bands
gptkbp:deathDate 1808
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Istanbul
gptkbp:dynasty Ottoman Dynasty
gptkbp:enactedBy Janissaries
gptkbp:father gptkb:Abdul_Hamid_I
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Faced resistance from traditionalists
First Sultan to attempt modernization
Initiated reforms to strengthen the empire
His_reign_marked_the_beginning_of_the_decline_of_the_Ottoman_Empire.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sultan Selim III
gptkbp:knownFor Nizam-ı Cedid reforms
gptkbp:language gptkb:Ottoman_Turkish
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Russo-Turkish_War_(1787–1792)
gptkbp:mother Saliha Valide Sultan
gptkbp:politicalPosition Alliance_with_Russia
Alliance_with_France
Alliance_with_Austria
Alliance_with_Britain
Alliance_with_Prussia
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Abdul_Hamid_I
gptkbp:reform Educational reforms
Administrative reforms
Military modernization
gptkbp:reignEnd 1807
gptkbp:reignStart 1789
gptkbp:religion Islam
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Sultan_Abdul_Hamid_II
gptkb:Sultan_Abdulaziz
gptkb:Sultan_Mahmud_II
gptkb:Sultan_Mustafa_IV
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Şehime_Sultan
Küçük Ayşe Sultan
Mihrişah Sultan
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Mustafa_IV
gptkbp:title gptkb:Sultan_of_the_Ottoman_Empire