Selim II
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Years: 1524 - 1574
Selim II Sarkhosh (Ottoman Turkish: Selīm-i sānī, Turkish:II.Selim) (Manisa or Constantinople, 28 May 1524 – Topkapi Palace, Contantinople, 12 December/15 December 1574), also known as "Selim the Sot (Mest)" or "Selim the Drunkard", is the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1566 until his death.
He is a son of Suleiman the Magnificent and his fourth and favorite wife Hürrem Sultan, originally named Roxelana, a Ruthenian.
