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Hürrem Sultan

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Hürrem Sultan

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Also known as Alexandra Anastasia Lisowska, Roxelana, Roxalana, Roxolana

Wife of Suleiman the Magnificent

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Hürrem Sultan was a historical figure born in 1520 who died on April 15, 1558, or in 1561. She had six children. Her name is associated with the Commons category "Roxelana" and the creator page "Hürrem Sultan."

A separate musical artist also named Hürrem Sultan is a male person from France. This artist performs in the hip hop and pop rap genres. The artist has 57 listeners and a playcount of 573, with Muhteşem Yüzyıl listed as a similar artist. This musical entity is associated with five works.

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DynastyOttoman (by marriage) ReligionSunni Islam (conversion) Eastern Orthodox Christian (birth) Seal

Hürrem Sultan ( Turkish pronunciation: [hyɾˈɾæm suɫˈtan]; Ottoman Turkish: خرّم سلطان; c. 1505 – 15 April 1558), also known as Roxelana, was the chief consort and legal wife of Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, mother of his successor Selim II, and the first haseki sultan of the Ottoman Empire. She became one of the most powerful and influential women in Ottoman history, and the first in a series of prominent women who lived during the period that came to be known as the Sultanate of Women. She is commonly considered the most powerful Haseki Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

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