[ROYAL LITERATURE / SULTAN'S POETRY] Bârika. Yavuz Sultan Selim'in es'ariyla tercümeleri. Translation from Persian by Seyh Vasfi. Sultan Yavuz's portrait by [Mikaeloglu] Antranik Efendi, (1850-?).

YAVUZ SULTAN SELIM [= Selim I the Steadfast; Pseudonym: Selimî], (9th Ottoman sultan, 88th Islamic Caliph), (1470-1520). A[rtin] Asaduryan Sirket-i Mürettibiye Matbaasi., Ist., [AH 1308] = 1891 AD. Paperback. Foolscap 8vo. (18 x 12,5 cm). In Ottoman script. 1 b/w Selim's portrait engraving, 67 p. Selim I, nicknamed Yavuz, "the Stern" or "the Steadfast", but often rendered in English as "the Grim" (October 10, 1465/1466/1470 - September 22, 1520), was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520. His reign is notable for the enormous expansion of the Empire, particularly his conquest between 1516-1517 of the entire Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt, which included all of Sham, Hejaz, Tihamah, and Egypt itself. With the heart of the Arab World now under their control, the Ottomans became the dominant power in the region, and in the Islamic world. Upon conquering Egypt, Selim took the title of Caliph of Islam, being the first Ottoman sultan to do so. He was also granted the title of "Khâdim