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In addition, Süleyman's reign marked the absorption of the imperial harem into the palace and political sphere as he became the first sultan to be officially married to a woman named Roxelana, later known as Hürrem Sultan. [4] Before the Sultanate of Women, the sultan did not marry but kept a harem of slave concubines who produced his heirs ...
Hürrem (Roxelana), the haseki sultan during Suleiman's reign.. The 16th century was marked by Suleiman's rule, in which he created the title of haseki sultan, the chief consort or wife of the sultan, and further expanded the role of royal women in politics by contributing to the creation of the second most powerful position in the Ottoman Empire, valide sultan, the mother of the sultan.
The first documentation of Lahore is recorded as early as 982 CE (in the book Hudud al-'Alam) taking place during the rule of the Hindu Shahis. Lahore was made the capital of the Hindu Shahi Kingdom in the year 1001. [1] Jayapala (964 – 1001) Anandapala (1001 – 1010) Trilochanapala (1010 – 1021)
Safiye Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: صفیه سلطان, "the pure one"; c. 1550 – post 1619 [a]) was the Haseki Sultan of the Ottoman Sultan Murad III and Valide Sultan as the mother of Mehmed III. Safiye was one of the eminent figures during the era known as the Sultanate of Women .
Hürrem Sultan (Turkish: [hyɾˈɾæm suɫˈtan]; Ottoman Turkish: خرّم سلطان, "the joyful one"; c. 1504 – 15 April 1558), also known as Roxelana (Ukrainian: Роксолана, romanized: Roksolana), was the chief consort, the first Haseki Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and the legal wife of the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, and the mother of Suleiman's successor Selim II.
Razia was born to the Delhi Sultan Shamsuddin Iltutmish, an Ilbari Turkic slave (mamluk) of his predecessor Qutb ud-Din Aibak. Razia's mother – Turkan Khatun was a daughter of Qutb ud-Din Aibak, [ 3 ] [ 8 ] and the chief wife of Iltutmish. [ 2 ]
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The earliest archaeological site in the subcontinent is the palaeolithic hominid site in the Soan River valley. [4] Soanian sites are found in the Sivalik region across Indian subcontinent. [5] [6] [7] 500,000 BCE: Some of the earliest relics of Stone Age man have been found in the Soan Valley of the Potohar region near Rawalpindi, dating back ...