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