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Selim
Ottoman sultan who conquered Egypt and is cited as a modern tyrant.
minor
Also known as Selim the Grand Turk, the Turk
First appearance: i
Selim shows up with force in XIX. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Son of Bajazet, who is likely to outdo the fame of his grandfather Muhammad II.
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In XIX: Son of Bajazet, who is likely to outdo the fame of his grandfather Muhammad II. Later, in Chapter XXXV: Of the danger incurred in being the first to recommend new measures; and that the more unusual the…
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- Rulers from Humble Origins
- Founders and Tyrants
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- XIX
- Chapter XXXV: Of the danger incurred in being the first to recommend new measures; and that the more unusual the measures the greater the danger
