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Selim I
(c. 1470–1520)
BIRTH
c. 1470
PLACE
Amasya, Ottoman Empire
DEATH
September 22, 1520
PLACE
Çorlu, Ottoman Empire
FAMILY
CHILDREN
Suleiman the Magnificent
(1494-1566)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
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DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Selim I was an Ottoman sultan from 1512 to 1520 and father of his successor Süleyman the Magnificent. Hafsa Sultan was Süleyman’s mother and a consort of Selim.
EARLY LIFE
He ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520.
CAREER
DEATH
Selim I developed a severe boil or carbuncle on his back while traveling toward Edirne. He died near Çorlu on September 22, 1520. His body was carried to Istanbul, where it was buried on October 1. His son and successor Süleyman commissioned a tomb and mosque at the site.
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