Search results
Selim I (Ottoman Turkish: سليم اول; Turkish: I. Selim; 10 October 1470 – 22 September 1520), known as Selim the Grim or Selim the Resolute (Turkish: Yavuz Sultan Selim), was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520.
- 24 April 1512 – 22 September 1520
- Gülbahar Hatun
Selim I, also known as “Selim the Grim,” or “Selim the Resolute” (Yavuz Sultan Selim in Turkish), was an Ottoman sultan who ruled from 1512 to 1520. Selim, through his policy of annexation, extended his kingdom to Syria, Egypt, and the Hejaz. He was responsible for strengthening the Ottoman leadership in the Islamic world.
Apr 8, 2024 · Selim I (born 1470, Amasya, Ottoman Empire [now in Turkey]—died September 22, 1520, Çorlu) was an Ottoman sultan (1512–20) who extended the empire to Syria, Egypt, Palestine, and the Hejaz and raised the Ottomans to leadership of the Muslim world.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Selim was compelled to retire, and the Safavids regained their lost province without resistance. The major result of the Chāldirān battle was to convince Ismāʿīl and his successors to avoid open conflict with the Ottomans at all costs, a policy that continued for a century.
Selim I (10 October 1470 – 22 September 1520), also known as Selim The Grim or Selim the Resolute, was the 9th Sultan and the 1st caliph of the Ottoman Empire. He is known for his conquest of the Mamluk Sultanate, which made him caliph, and also for being the father of Suleiman the Magnificent.
Justin Marozzi. In just eight years Selim I became ‘God’s Shadow on Earth’. Alan Mikhail describes how, through ruthless cunning, including fratricide, the Ottoman sultan trebled the size of his...
Oct 12, 2021 · Overview. Selim I was also known as Selim the Resolute or Selim the Grim. From 1512 until 1520, he was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Despite his short tenure, his reign is remembered for the Empire's massive growth, particularly his conquest of the whole Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt between 1516 and 1517.
