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Mihrimah Sultan

Type Figure Region Ottoman Empire Time 1522–1578 Also known as Mihrimah Sultan (Chinese form)、Mihrimah Hatun

Daughter of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman I and Hurrem Sultan, born in 1522, she was one of the most politically influential princesses of the 16th-century…

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  1. 1522–1539Istanbul · Marmara Sea coastShe grew up in Topkapı Palace and in 1539 married Suleiman's favorite Rüstem Pasha, an alliance that consolidated Hurrem Sultan's faction's power at court.
  2. 1540–1578Istanbul · Marmara Sea coastRelying on her father's trust and her relationships with senior officials such as Rüstem Pasha and Sokollu, she repeatedly intervened in official appointments and policy directions; in the 1560s she still had a voice in the power structure after Selim's accession, and patronized religious and charitable buildings.

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