Selim III
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Selim III was an Ottoman sultan known for his ambitious military and administrative reforms aimed at modernizing the empire in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Selim III canonical | 5 |
| Sultan Selim III | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2635284 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Selim III Context triple: [Order of the Crescent, foundedBy, Selim III]
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A.
Mustafa III
Mustafa III was an 18th-century Ottoman sultan known for his attempts at military and administrative reforms and for supporting early modernization efforts in the empire.
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B.
Sultan Abdülmecid I
Sultan Abdülmecid I was the 19th-century Ottoman sultan known for initiating major Tanzimat reforms to modernize the empire and for aligning with Britain and France during the Crimean War.
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C.
Mahmud II
Mahmud II was an Ottoman sultan (r. 1808–1839) known for his extensive military and administrative reforms that modernized the empire and curtailed the power of the Janissaries.
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D.
Sultan Mustafa II
Sultan Mustafa II was an Ottoman sultan (r. 1695–1703) known for his military campaigns against European powers and for overseeing a period of significant territorial losses for the empire.
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E.
Selim II
Selim II was a 16th-century Ottoman sultan whose reign marked the beginning of the empire’s gradual political and military decline despite continued cultural and architectural flourishing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Selim III Target entity description: Selim III was an Ottoman sultan known for his ambitious military and administrative reforms aimed at modernizing the empire in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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A.
Mustafa III
Mustafa III was an 18th-century Ottoman sultan known for his attempts at military and administrative reforms and for supporting early modernization efforts in the empire.
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B.
Sultan Abdülmecid I
Sultan Abdülmecid I was the 19th-century Ottoman sultan known for initiating major Tanzimat reforms to modernize the empire and for aligning with Britain and France during the Crimean War.
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C.
Mahmud II
Mahmud II was an Ottoman sultan (r. 1808–1839) known for his extensive military and administrative reforms that modernized the empire and curtailed the power of the Janissaries.
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D.
Sultan Mustafa II
Sultan Mustafa II was an Ottoman sultan (r. 1695–1703) known for his military campaigns against European powers and for overseeing a period of significant territorial losses for the empire.
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E.
Selim II
Selim II was a 16th-century Ottoman sultan whose reign marked the beginning of the empire’s gradual political and military decline despite continued cultural and architectural flourishing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muslim
ⓘ
Ottoman sultan ⓘ monarch ⓘ reformer ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1761-12-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Istanbul
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ Topkapi Palace ⓘ
surface form:
Topkapı Palace
|
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| conflict |
French Revolutionary Wars
ⓘ
Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) ⓘ Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1808-07-28 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Istanbul
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| dynasty | Ottoman dynasty ⓘ |
| era |
early 19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| event | deposed in the 1807 Janissary-led revolt ⓘ |
| father | Mustafa III ⓘ |
| fullName |
Selim III
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sultan Selim III
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| givenName | Selim ⓘ |
| house |
Ottoman dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Osman
|
| implementedReform |
Ottoman Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Nizam-ı Cedid army
administrative centralization measures ⓘ fiscal reforms in the Ottoman Empire ⓘ military modernization programs ⓘ |
| knownFor |
attempts to modernize the Ottoman military
ⓘ
attempts to reform Ottoman administration ⓘ founding the Nizam-ı Cedid army ⓘ patronage of arts and music ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Ottoman Turkish ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed during a Janissary revolt ⓘ |
| mother | Mihrişah Sultan ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Nizam-i Cedid
ⓘ
surface form:
Nizam-ı Cedid reforms
|
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
poet ⓘ |
| patronOf | Ottoman classical music ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Sultan of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| predecessor | Abdul Hamid I ⓘ |
| regnalName | Selim III self-link ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1807-05-29 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1789-04-07 ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| residence |
Topkapi Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Topkapı Palace
|
| style | His Imperial Majesty ⓘ |
| successor | Mustafa IV ⓘ |
| title | Caliph of Islam ⓘ |
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Subject: Selim III Description of subject: Selim III was an Ottoman sultan known for his ambitious military and administrative reforms aimed at modernizing the empire in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Referenced by (10)
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