The Sultanate of Women, The Bloody End: Kösem Sultan & Turhan Sultan

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Part 1: Hürrem Sultan, Ottoman Empress https://youtu.be/VN29HpyO8-8
Part 2: Nurbanu Sultan & Safiye Sultan https://youtu.be/eTTJZWaR1d8

Ottoman Sultans kept a harem of hundreds of enslaved concubines to bear their children. But from 1533 to 1656 a handful of remarkable women bent the harem system to their wills and exercised extraordinary political influence and power. This period is known as the The Sultanate of Women.
Hürrem Sultan
Mihrimah Sultan
Nurbanu Sultan
Safiye Sultan
Handan Sultan
Halime Sultan
Kösem Sultan
Turhan Sultan

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https://www.britannica.com
http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk

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