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Turkey: Selim III (r.1789-1807), 28th Emperor of the Ottoman Empire, reclining at the Topkapi Palace. Konstantin Kapidagli, 1803

Turkey: Selim III (r.1789-1807), 28th Emperor of the Ottoman Empire, reclining at the Topkapi Palace. Konstantin Kapidagli, 1803

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.