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Selim II

1524 - 1574

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Selim II (Ottoman Turkish: سليم ثانى, romanized: Selīm-i sānī; Turkish: II. Selim; 28 May 1524 – 15 December 1574), also known as Selim the Blond (Turkish: Sarı Selim) or Selim the Drunkard (Sarhoş Selim), was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1566 until his death in 1574. He was a son of Suleiman the Magnificent and his wife Hurrem Sultan. Selim had been an unlikely candidate for the throne until his brother Mehmed died of smallpox, his half-brother Mustafa was strangled to death by the order of his father and his brother Bayezid was killed on the order of his father after a rebellion against him and Selim. During his reign, his grand vizier Sokollu Mehmed Pasha exerted significant control over state governance. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Selim II is the 114th most popular politician (down from 65th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 9th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Turkish Politician.

Selim II was the Ottoman Sultan from 1566 to 1574. He is most famous for his military conquests in the Mediterranean, which included Cyprus, Rhodes, and Malta.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Selim II ranks 114 out of 19,576. Before him are Franklin D. Roosevelt, Benjamin Franklin, Edward V of England, Fidel Castro, Trajan, and Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Frederick the Great, Francisco Franco, Justinian I, Angela Merkel, Nikita Khrushchev, and Muammar Gaddafi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1524, Selim II ranks 1. After him are Luís de Camões, Pierre de Ronsard, Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg, Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma, Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine, Louise Labé, Joseph Nasi, Diego de Landa, Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn, François Hotman, and Plautilla Nelli. Among people deceased in 1574, Selim II ranks 1. After him are Giorgio Vasari, Charles IX of France, Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Georg Joachim Rheticus, Renée of France, Bartolomeo Eustachi, Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry, Maarten van Heemskerck, Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine, Marie of Cleves, Princess of Condé, and Ebussuud Efendi.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Selim II ranks 13 out of 1,347. Before him are Diogenes (-404), Saint Nicholas (270), Saint George (280), Osman I (1254), Hesiod (-800), and Julian (331). After him are Helena (250), Galen (129), Basil II (958), Selim I (1470), Murad II (1404), and Strabo (-64).

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    Diogenes

    PHILOSOPHER

    404 BC - 322 BC

    HPI: 88.38

    Rank: 7

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    Saint Nicholas

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    270 - 342

    HPI: 88.17

    Rank: 8

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    Saint George

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    280 - 303

    HPI: 87.57

    Rank: 9

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    Osman I

    POLITICIAN

    1254 - 1327

    HPI: 87.41

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of Hesiod

    Hesiod

    WRITER

    800 BC - 700 BC

    HPI: 86.72

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Julian

    Julian

    POLITICIAN

    331 - 363

    HPI: 85.95

    Rank: 12

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    Selim II

    POLITICIAN

    1524 - 1574

    HPI: 85.83

    Rank: 13

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    Helena

    COMPANION

    250 - 330

    HPI: 85.76

    Rank: 14

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    Galen

    PHYSICIAN

    129 - 215

    HPI: 85.73

    Rank: 15

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    Basil II

    POLITICIAN

    958 - 1025

    HPI: 85.33

    Rank: 16

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    Selim I

    POLITICIAN

    1470 - 1520

    HPI: 85.13

    Rank: 17

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    Murad II

    POLITICIAN

    1404 - 1451

    HPI: 84.67

    Rank: 18

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    Strabo

    GEOGRAPHER

    64 BC - 23

    HPI: 84.37

    Rank: 19

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Selim II ranks 5. Before him are Suleiman the Magnificent (1494), Mehmed the Conqueror (1432), Osman I (1254), and Julian (331). After him are Basil II (958), Selim I (1470), Murad II (1404), Murad III (1546), Ahmed I (1590), Honorius (384), and Bayezid I (1354).

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