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Selim I

Gematria Values
Standard
31
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4
Simple
67
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4
English
402
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6
Hebrew
163
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1
Satanic
2412
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9
ALW Kabbalah
193
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4
Standard (Reverse)
41
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5
Simple (Reverse)
95
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5
English (Reverse)
570
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3
Hebrew (Reverse)
437
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5
Satanic (Reverse)
3420
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9
ALW Kabbalah (Reverse)
1198
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1

Selim I, also known as Selim the Resolute or Selim the Grim (Ottoman Turkish: سليم اول, romanized: Sulaymān I; Turkish: I. Selim; Arabic: سليم الأول, romanized: Salīm al-Awwal; Persian: سليم اول, romanized: Salīm-e Avval), was the ninth Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, reigning from 1512 to 1520. Born on October 10, 1470, in Amasya, he was the son of Sultan Bayezid II and his wife Gülbahar Hatun. Selim I is renowned for his military campaigns, particularly his conquest of the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and the Holy Cities of Mecca and Medina, as well as his expansion into Eastern Europe and the Middle East. His reign marked a significant turning point in Ottoman history, transforming the empire into a dominant global power. In Hebrew, Selim I is referred to as סלים הראשון (Salim HaRishon).

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Selim I
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520
Selim I
Selim I, also known as Selim the Grim or Selim the Resolute, was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520. Despite lasting only eight years, his reign is notable for the enormous expansion of the Empire, particularly his conquest between 1516 and 1517 of the entire Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt, which included all of the Levant, Hejaz, Tihamah and Egypt itself. On the eve of his death in 1520, the Ottoman Empire spanned about 3.4 million km2 (1.3 million sq mi), having grown by seventy percent during Selim's reign.
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