سليم الثاني
سليم الثاني
c. 1524 CE · c. 930 AH† – 1574 CE · 982 AH †
† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.
Selim II (r. 974–982/1566–1574) — succeeded Sulayman; his reign ran on Grand Vizier Sokollu Mehmed Pasha's hand: the Austrian peace of 1567, the conquest of Cyprus, Lepanto, the recovery of Tunis and the Don–Volga canal project 1.
At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Era
- The Gunpowder Empires
- Region
- Anatolia
- Review
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Life in time
Overview
Sultan Selim II, son of Suleiman the Magnificent and his successor in rule. He came to the throne on the ninth of Rabi' al-Awwal in the year 974 AH 1.
His reign
The source says that he was not qualified to preserve his father's conquests, and that the vizier Muhammad Pasha Sokollu restored the state's prestige. In the year 975 AH he made a peace with Austria, in which Austria kept its possessions in Hungary 1.
In his time Cyprus was conquered in the year 978 AH, the battle of Lepanto took place, and Tunis was returned to Ottoman influence in the year 981 AH 1.
He died in the year 982 AH (1574 CE) 2.
Connections
- Parent of
- مراد الثالث
- Predecessor of
- مراد الثالث
- Child of
- سليمان القانوني
- Successor of
- سليمان القانوني
- Participated in
- حملة استراخان ومشروع قناة الدون–الفولغا
People and things also explored
موقعة موهاكس وفتح بودا· معاهدة الامتيازات العثمانية الفرنسية· فتح رودس العثماني· عرض مراد الثالث التحالف على السعديين لاسترداد الأندلس· حصار فيينا الأول· حملة سليمان الخادم على الهند· محمد الثالث· السلطان سليم شاه بن عثمان
Sources
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001), p. 277-285
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “سليم الثاني”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/selim-ii-uthmani/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.