Javuz Sultan Selim (Selim I) over the eight years of his reign, significantly expanded the borders of the Ottoman Empire.
After the conquest of Egypt, Selim I brought to Istanbul the Holy Relights, which were in Mecca and Medina, which strengthened his spiritual authority. Amasier, where his father, the future Sultan Bayazid II, served Sanjak Bey (governor). The mother of Javuza was Aishe-Khatun, the daughter of the ruler of Dulkadir Alauddevle Bozkurt-Bey.
Sultan Yavuz Selim was the governor (Sanjak-Beem) from 1487 to 1510.
Selim I wrote an angry letter to his father due The throne.
Sultan Bayazid II D was forced to renounce the throne in favor of his son, which happened on April 24, 1512, after which Selim I became the 9th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
, under the pressure of Yanycharov, Bayazid II, was forced to reject from the throne in favor of Selim. Thus, Prince Selim ascended the throne on April 24, 1512, becoming the ninth ruler of the Ottoman Empire.
Shah Ismail I posed a serious threat to the Ottoman Empire, which led to the first goal of Sultan Selim I after the accession to the throne. Persia, the culmination of which was the victory over the Sephevids in the battle of Chaldyran August 23, 1514. After this campaign, Selim I entered the Tabriz, initiated the restoration of the region and brought to Istanbul about a thousand scientists and artists.
In January 1517, the Ottoman Sultan Selim I, after the capture of Damascus and the victory over the army of Mamlyukov under Rydania on January 22, entered Egypt. On February 15, he triumphantly entered Cairo and began to manage the Egypt, subordinating the region of the Mamluk sultanate of the Ottoman Empire.
Selim I Yavuz, the first Ottoman caliph, receiving this title after the conquest of Egypt with the Mamlyuki.
the reign of Sultan Selima I Javuza was the key to the Ottoman empires, since he successfully opposed the threat from the sephavids, strengthened the Sunni direction of Islam and held a successful foreign policy.
Sultan Selim I Yavuz died on September 22, 1520 from an extensive tumor on his back. character. However, in a number of embassy reports, it is characterized as a fair person who loves to communicate with scientists, to be interested in their opinion and the opinion of other statesmen on political issues.