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{{People|name=Selim III|dob=December 24, 1761|service=|rank=Sultan, Caliph|nationality=Turkish/Ottoman|billets=}} | {{People|name=Selim III|dob=December 24, 1761|service=|rank=Sultan, Caliph|nationality=Turkish/Ottoman|billets=}} | ||
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In 1806, Britain purchased 3 dragon eggs from the Ottoman Empire, in which the Ottomans kept the money (a very significant amount) and attempted to keep the eggs by claiming the money had been stolen by the British Ambassador Mr. Arbuthnot's secretary. The secretary, a Mr. James Yarmouth, vanished after the ambassador's "accidental" death. The Ottomans afterwards used the money to improve Istanbul's defenses, and [[Lung Tien Lien]] along with the French Ambassador [[de Guignes]] either improved relationship between the Ottoman Empire and France, or at least soured relationship between the Ottoman Empire and Britain. | In 1806, Britain purchased 3 dragon eggs from the Ottoman Empire, in which the Ottomans kept the money (a very significant amount) and attempted to keep the eggs by claiming the money had been stolen by the British Ambassador Mr. Arbuthnot's secretary. The secretary, a Mr. James Yarmouth, vanished after the ambassador's "accidental" death. The Ottomans afterwards used the money to improve Istanbul's defenses, and [[Lung Tien Lien]] along with the French Ambassador [[de Guignes]] either improved relationship between the Ottoman Empire and France, or at least soured relationship between the Ottoman Empire and Britain. | ||
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| + | [[Image:Konstantin Kapidagli 002Selim.jpg|400px|Selim III, by Konstantin Kapidagli (1803)]] | ||
