Handan Sultan
Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1603 to 1605 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Handan Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: خندان سلطان, "smiling"; c. 1568 - 9 November 1605) was a consort of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed III, and mother and Valide Sultan to their son Sultan Ahmed I.
In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Handan, the title is Sultan, and there is no family name.
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Handan Sultan | |
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Valide sultan of the Ottoman Empire | |
Tenure | 22 December 1603 – 9 November 1605 |
Predecessor | Safiye Sultan |
Successor | Halime Sultan |
Born | Helena c. 1568 Bosnia |
Died | (1605-11-09)9 November 1605 (aged c. 36-37) Topkapı Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
Burial | Mehmed III Mausoleum, Hagia Sophia Mosque, Istanbul |
Consort | Mehmed III |
Issue | Fatma Sultan Şehzade Selim Şehzade Süleyman Ayşe Sultan Ahmed I Şehzade Osman |
Religion | Sunni Islam (converted) |
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