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Turhan Hatice Sultan

Type Figure Region Ottoman Empire Time 1627–1683 Also known as Turhan Hatice Sultan、Turhan Sultan

Ottoman Valide Sultan, mother of Mehmed IV and favorite of Ibrahim I; after Kösem Sultan's murder in 1651 she became de facto regent, promoting Köprü…

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  1. c. 1640–1648Istanbul harem · IstanbulWon Ibrahim I's favor with her beauty, bore Mehmed IV, and gradually accumulated political capital in the shadow of Kösem Sultan.
  2. 1651–1660Istanbul · IstanbulAfter Kösem's murder in 1651 she monopolized the regency; in 1656 she recommended Köprülü Mehmed Pasha as grand vizier and granted him absolute power, driving military and political reform and foreign wars.
  3. 1660–1683Istanbul · IstanbulAfter the Köprülü family took power she gradually withdrew behind the scenes while retaining harem influence; she died in 1683, the same year the empire suffered a major setback at the Second Siege of Vienna.

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