1761–1808
Selim III
28th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
46years old at death
17,018days lived
12%of the people on this site died younger
Selim III was born on 24 December 1761 and died on 29 July 1808, aged 46 years and 218 days. That is 17,018 days in all.
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