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==In Ottoman service== Constantine Ypsilantis served as [[Grand Dragoman]] of the Ottoman government in 1796β1799,{{sfn|Philliou|2011|p=185}} in conjunction with his father's appointment as Prince of Moldavia.{{sfn|Stamatiadis|1865|pp=151β152}} He played a role in turning the Ottoman Empire against [[Revolutionary France]], culminating in its joining the [[Second Coalition]], and sponsored the occupation of the [[French rule in the Ionian Islands (1797β1799)|French-ruled]] [[Ionian Islands]] and the creation of the [[Septinsular Republic]].{{sfn|Stamatiadis|1865|pp=152β153}} In this post, he also translated three French military manuals for the reformed [[Nizam-i Djedid Army]] then being created by Sultan [[Selim III]].{{sfn|Strauss|1995|pp=192β193}}
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