Selim V
From Roses, Tulips, & Liberty
Monarch and Caliph of the Ottoman State | |
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Reign | 16 December 1959 – 9 February 1982 |
Born | 30 May 1910 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 9 February 1982 (age 71) Konja, Ottoman State |
Burial | 11 February 1982 New Ma’lâ Cemetery, Mecca, Hejaz |
Dynasty | Ottomans |
Father | Bejasid IV |
Religion | Islam |
Selim V Amânullâh (Ottoman: سليم خامس, Selim-i hâmis; 30 May 1910 – 9 February 1982) was the Emperor–Caliph of the Ottoman State from 1959 to 1982. He presided over the country during the Ottoman Civil War.