Turkey: Selim III (r.1789-1807), 28th Emperor of the Ottoman Empire. Oil on canvas, Mme. Duchateau (née Destours), 1792

Selim III (Ottoman Turkish: سليم ثالث Selīm-i sālis) (24 December 1761 – 28 or 29 July 1808) was the reform-minded Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1789 to 1807. The Janissaries eventually deposed and imprisoned him, and placed his cousin Mustafa on the throne as Mustafa IV.

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