# Selim III is overthrown (29 May 1807)

URL: https://allhistories.com/turkey/timeline/1807-selim-iii-is-overthrown
Themes: ruler-change

Auxiliary troops and Janissaries led by Kabakçı Mustafa rebelled against the Nizam-ı Cedid. Selim III was deposed and his cousin Mustafa IV installed. The reformers were killed and the new army disbanded. Reform had been defeated by the old military order – for now.

## Why it matters
Reform had been defeated by the old military order – for now.

Who Was in Power: [Mustafa IV](https://allhistories.com/turkey/rulers/mustafa-iv)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Kabakçı Mustafa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabakçı_Mustafa)
- [Wikipedia — Mustafa IV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustafa_IV)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Selim III is overthrown](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Selim+III+is+overthrown)
- [Wikipedia — Decline and modernization of the Ottoman Empire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decline_and_modernization_of_the_Ottoman_Empire)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of Anatolian history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Anatolian_history)