سليم الثالث
سليم الثالث
Selim III (r. 1203–1222/1788–1807) — refused the powers' peace overtures, blamed the late defeats on estrangement from religion, and when France took Egypt in 1798 proclaimed jihad, answered from the Hijaz to North Africa 1.
At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Era
- The Modern Era
- Region
- Anatolia
- Review
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Overview
Sultan Selim III (1203-1222 AH / 1788-1807 CE). He came to power after his uncle Abd al-Hamid I 1.
At the start of his reign
At the ceremony of his accession he gave a sermon in which he pointed to the victories of the Ottoman armies, stated that the cause of the recent defeats was their distance from their religion, and urged them to jihad to recover Crimea. He rejected the peace efforts of the ambassadors of Spain, France and Prussia, and decided to head himself toward the Danube. He also increased the soldiers' pay 1.
When the French occupied Egypt, he declared jihad against them in the year 1213 AH / 1798 CE, and Muslims in the Hijaz, Syria and North Africa responded 1.
Connections
- Successor of
- عبد الحميد الأول
- Participated in
- الحملة الفرنسية على مصر وإعلان الجهاد
People and things also explored
معاهدة قينارجة (كوتشك قاينارجة)· مصطفى الثالث· الحملة الفرنسية على مصر وإعلان الجهاد· عبد الحميد الأول
Sources
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001), p. 320-330
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islam.museum contributors. “سليم الثالث”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/selim-iii-uthmani/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.