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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. His grand vizier Sokollu Mehmed Pasha held significant control over state governance during his reign, which saw the conquest of Cyprus and Tunis alongside setbacks at the Battle of Lepanto and a failed attempt to capture Astrakhan from Russia.
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