Kösem Sultan
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Kösem Sultan was a powerful woman in the Ottoman Empire who served as the wife of Sultan Ahmed I, then as regent and effective ruler during the reigns of her sons and grandson in the 17th century. She matters historically because she was one of the most influential political figures of her era, wielding exceptional power during a period when the Ottoman sultanate was often weakened by inexperienced rulers.
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HouseOttoman (by marriage) ReligionSunni Islam, previously Greek Orthodox Christian
Kösem Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: كسم سلطان; 1589 – 2 September 1651), also known as Mahpeyker Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: ماه پیكر;), was the Haseki Sultan as a favorite consort and legal wife of Ottoman sultan Ahmed I, mother of Murad IV and Ibrahim, and grandmother of Mehmed IV. She effectively ruled as regent of the Ottoman Empire during the minority of Murad IV from 1623 to 1632, from 1640 to 1648 during the unstable rule of Ibrahim, and again from 1648 until her assassination in 1651 during the minority of Mehmed IV. She became one of the most powerful and influential women in Ottoman history, as well as a central and controversial figure during the period known as the Sultanate of Women.
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1580s births1651 deaths17th-century consorts of Ottoman sultans17th-century regents17th-century slaves in the Ottoman Empire17th-century women regentsConcubines of Ottoman sultansConverts to Sunni Islam from Eastern OrthodoxyDeaths by strangulationFormer Greek Orthodox ChristiansGreek slaves in the Ottoman EmpireHaseki Sultan