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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 the wife of Suleiman the Magnificent, the most powerful Ottoman sultan of the 16th century. She is historically significant because she became a major political and cultural figure in the Ottoman Empire, wielding considerable influence during one of its most prosperous periods.

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Instance of
human
Part of
Ottoman dynasty
Gender
female
Citizenship
Ottoman Empire
Place of birth
Rohatyn
Place of death
Istanbul
Spouse
Suleiman the Magnificent
Child
Şehzade Abdullah
Occupation
patron of the arts
Position held
haseki sultan
Languages spoken
Ottoman Turkish
Native language
Ottoman Turkish
Religion
Islam
Family
Ottoman dynasty
Image
Khourrem.jpg
Number of children
6
Work location
Ottoman Empire
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Commons category
Roxelana
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date of death
1561-00-00
date of birth
1505-00-00
writing language
Ottoman Turkish
Commons Creator page
Hürrem Sultan
relative
Rüstem Paşa
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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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