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Sultan (سلطان) is a word of Arabic origin, originally meaning "authority" or "dominion". By the beginning of the 16th century, the title of sultan, carried by both men and women of the Ottoman dynasty, was replacing other titles by which prominent members of the imperial family had been known (notably hatun for women and bey for men), with imperial women carrying the title of "Sultan ...
Ottoman Imperial Standard Family tree Ottoman Empire in 1683, at the height of its territorial expansion in Europe. The sultans of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: Osmanlı padişahları), who were all members of the Ottoman dynasty (House of Osman), ruled over the transcontinental empire from its perceived inception in 1299 to its dissolution in 1922.
This is a list of Ottoman princesses, the daughters of the monarchs of the Ottoman Empire who ruled over the transcontinental empire from its inception in 1299 to its dissolution in 1922. Name Birth date/place
Hürrem (Roxelana), the haseki sultan during Suleiman's reign.. The 16th century was marked by Suleiman's rule, in which he created the title of haseki sultan, the chief consort or wife of the sultan, and further expanded the role of royal women in politics by contributing to the creation of the second most powerful position in the Ottoman Empire, valide sultan, the mother of the sultan.
Ottoman Empire. Ottoman dynasty; Ottoman history; List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire; Valide sultan, the title for the mother of the ruling Sultan List of mothers of the Ottoman sultans; Haseki sultan, the title for the wife or chief consort of the ruling Sultan List of Ottoman imperial consorts; Line of succession to the former Ottoman throne
Medieval women from the Ottoman Empire (3 C) O. Ottoman princesses (7 C, 2 P) S. Sultanate of Women (1 C, 9 P) Pages in category "Women from the Ottoman Empire"
This period was novel for the Ottoman Empire but not without precedent since the Seljuk rulers, the predecessors to the Ottomans, often let noble women play an active role in public policy and affairs, despite the resistance of other male officials. [2] [page needed] During the fourteenth century, the agency of women in government began to shrink.
Pages in category "People from the Ottoman Empire" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 314 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .