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Valide Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: والده سلطان, lit."Sultana mother") was the title held by the mother of a ruling sultan of the Ottoman Empire.The Ottomans first formally used the title in the 16th century as an epithet of Hafsa Sultan (died 1534), mother of Sultan Suleyman I (r.
Sultan Khan: The Grand Sultan, the chief title borne by the ruler of Turkey and the Ottoman Empire, equivalent to Emperor. Sultan us-Selatin: Sultan of Sultan, one of the many titles of the Sultan of Turkey. Sultanzade (or Sultanzada): literally "son of a Sultan", the title borne by the sons of Imperial Princesses. Sünnetçi: Circumciser.
Valide Sultan (29 May 1807 – 28 July 1808) Unknown Circassian or Georgian [28] c. 1759/1760 — 11 December 1828, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire: Mustafa IV: Nakşidil: Valide Sultan (28 July 1808 – 22 August 1817) Georgian c. 1761 — 22 August 1817, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire: Mahmud II: Bezmiâlem: Valide Sultan (2 Jul 1839 – 2 May ...
Although this was a time when imperial women held unprecedented power, they were not without opponents. In 1582, a grand vizier openly expressed his anger at a valide sultan's presence in the council. In 1599, the Shaykh al-Islām complained about the valide's involvement in government affairs, especially in appointments and dismissals. In 1640 ...
The valide sultan (sultana mother) of the Ottoman Empire. By the beginning of the 16th century, the title sultan was carried by both men and women of the Ottoman dynasty and was replacing other titles by which prominent members of the imperial family had been known (notably khatun for women and bey for men). This usage underlines the Ottoman ...
Sultan r. 1299–1323/1324: Nilüfer Hatun: Orhan Gazi d. 1362 Sultan r. 1323/1324–1362: ... Valide sultan, the title for the mother of the ruling Sultan
Sultan (سلطان) is a word of Arabic origin, originally meaning "authority" or "dominion". By the beginning of the 16th century, the title of sultan, carried by both men and women of the Ottoman dynasty, was replacing other titles by which prominent members of the imperial family had been known (notably hatun for women and bey for men), with imperial women carrying the title of "Sultan ...
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