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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 throne as Mustafa IV, and a group of assassins subsequently killed Selim.

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Gender
Male 1
From the Wikidata sex or gender statement (P21).
Role
Role (category)
Monarch / Royalty 1
Birth Year
1761 2
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Source Wikidata: Selim III
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1. Wikidata: Selim III
  • Wikidata Q199633, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikipedia biography, role/occupation stated in lead section (w-bbfill-history3-0927)
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2. Selim III (Wikipedia)
  • lead paragraph and infobox
    Infobox birth date: 24 December 1761
  • In Era: The Early Modern Period, lead paragraph, lifespan
    Infobox: born 24 December 1761; died 1808-7-28
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