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- Roxolana, or "Hurrem Sultan," was a sixteenth-century Ukrainian woman who made an unprecedented career from harem slave and concubine to legal wife and advisor of the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (1520-1566).
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May 9, 2024 · 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 mastery of palace intrigue, she wielded considerable power, anticipating the ‘Sultanate of the Women’ of later generations.
May 4, 2019 · Roxelana, portrayed by Meryem Uzerli in the Turkish drama Magnificent Century. Rumors began to flow that Roxelana had bewitched the sultan and caused him to stray from his duty. She would also gain the animosity of the Janissaries (military troops) who were extremely loyal to Suleiman’s first son, Mustafa.
Dec 12, 2017 · In this episode, we explore the life and times of Roxelana, also known as Hürrem Sultan, a slave girl who became chief consort and then legal wife of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman I (r. 1520-1566).
Sep 11, 2023 · Suleiman the Magnificent and Roxelana share one of history’s most influential and captivating love stories. Emerging from her early life as a slave in Suleiman’s palace, Roxelana’s transformation into the most powerful woman in the Ottoman Empire is a tale of love, power, and political intrigue.
Nov 22, 2017 · Several years later Suleiman stunned the population by marrying Roxelana, thus making her a free woman.
Sep 12, 2017 · In Empress of the East, historian Leslie Peirce tells the remarkable story of a Christian slave girl, Roxelana, who was abducted by warriors at age twelve from her Ruthenian homeland, and brought to the harem of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent in Constantinople.
Sep 26, 2017 · Roxelana, as Suleiman’s wife, was now the most powerful woman in the Ottoman empire. She left the Harem palace and moved into the Sultan’s quarters at Topkapi Palace. [14] This gave her the opportunity to be involved in both court and state matters. [15]
