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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.
This list is distinct from the list of Valide Sultans of the Ottoman Empire. Valide Sultan was the title of the mother of the reigning sultan. The mothers who died before their sons' accession to throne, never assumed the title of Valide Sultan like Hürrem, Muazzez, Mihrişah, [1] [2] and Şermi. [3]
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.
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.
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 ...
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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Haseki Sultan: This was the title reserved for a favorite consort and sometimes lawfully wedded wife of the Ottoman Sultan. [7] A Haseki Sultan had an important place in the palace, enjoyed the greatest status in the imperial harem after valide sultan, and usually had chambers close to the sultan's chamber. The haseki had no blood relation with ...