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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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.
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28 May 1524-15 December 1574
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Selim died after slipping and falling on a marble floor while drunk at the age of fifty on 15 December 1574.
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Infobox birth date: 28
In Era: The Early Modern Period, lead paragraph, lifespan
Infobox: born 28; died 1574-12-15
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