Hürrem Sultan (Turkish pronunciation: [hyɾˈɾæm suɫˈtan]; Ottoman Turkish: خرّم سلطان; c. 1505 [2][3] – 15 April 1558), also known as Roxelana, was the chief consort and legal wife of …

Roxelana, Slavic woman who was forced into concubinage and later became the wife of the Ottoman sultan Suleyman the Magnificent. Through her influence on the sultan and her …

Jun 11, 2025 · Around 1533, the Ottoman sultan broke custom to marry his favorite concubine Hürrem Sultan — and she soon became the most powerful woman in the empire. She was …

Hürrem was a young woman who seduced Sultan Suleiman in order to gain power within the very harem she was abducted into. Eventually, she came to truly love Suleiman. Hürrem was …

Apr 17, 2025 · Hurrem Sultan, wife of Sultan Suleiman. The most important person in Sultan’s entourage was Hurrem Sultan. A daughter of a Galician priest, the real name of Hurrem was …

Dec 24, 2025 · From 1520-1566, the Ottoman Empire was ruled by Suleiman I, who many claim was the greatest Sultan in history. He was also known as Suleiman the Magnificent or Kanuni …

Jan 10, 2022 · Hurrem, also known as Roxelana, lived a classic rags-to-riches story. She was taken into slavery and bought as a concubine for the imperial court. From there, she gained …

Captured slave who became wife and consort of the sultan Suleiman, reinstated marriage among the Ottoman rulers, influenced her husband's foreign and domestic policies, consolidated her …

Hürrem commissioned a mosque, two schools, a hospital, and an Islamic bath house. She was also implicated in several political murders over the years, but her involvement was never …

Hurrem Sultan, also known as Roxelana, was the chief consort and wife of the Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. She became the most powerful and influential woman in Ottoman …