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   Hürrem Sultan (Turkish pronunciation: [hyɾˈɾæm suɫˈtan]; Ottoman Turkish: حرّم سلطان; "the joyful one"; c. 1504 – 15 April 1558), also known as Roxelana (Ukrainian: Роксолана, romanized: Roksolana), was the chief consort and legal wife of the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.

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3. www.thecollector.com › hurrem-sultan-concubine-toHurrem Sultan: The Sultan’s Concubine Who Became Queen

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   Jan 10, 2022 · Hurrem, also known as Roxelana, lived a life that shocked her contemporaries and still inspires fascination in modern-day audiences. Hurrem Sultan was a trailblazer of gender politics, and her story is all the more intriguing due to her mysterious and humble beginnings.

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   May 9, 2024 · V.J. Parry. 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.

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6. www.nytimes.com › 2017/11/22 › booksThe Woman Who Smashed a Glass Ceiling in the 16th Century

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   Nov 22, 2017 · The name of that woman is lost. Europeans called her Roxelana, “the maiden from Ruthenia,” a land in what is today Belarus and Ukraine. Captured around the age of 13 by Tatar slavers, Roxelana...

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   Sep 26, 2017 · She was a young girl who was captured by slave traders and became a concubine in Suleiman’s harem. However, Roxelana overcame great odds and became Suleiman’s wife. She would bear the Sultan five sons – one of whom would become the next Sultan – and a daughter. Roxelana was also a great builder and philanthropist.

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   Why was Roxelana named Hurrem?

   • She was given a new name, Hurrem, “the laughing/joyful one.” Sultan Suleiman I (“the Magnificent”) first slept with her around 1520, about the time he took the throne. He never stopped, neglecting all other women in his harem. Before long, Roxelana bore a son, Mehmed, which elevated her status yet should have removed her from the sultan’s bed.

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   Who was Hurrem Sultan?

   • The most important person in Sultan’s entourage was Hurrem Sultan. A daughter of a Galician priest, the real name of Hurrem was Aleksandra Ruslana Lisowska. She was captured in a Tatarian attack and she was sold to the palace. Hurrem Sultan is known in western sources as Roxelana or Rossa, derived from the word Rousse meaning Russian.

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   How old was Roxelana when he entered the harem?

   • Hürrem Sultan, called Roxelana by the Europeans, probably entered the harem around sixteen years of age. The precise year that she entered the harem is unknown, but it believe that she became Suleiman's concubine around the time he became sultan in 1520.

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   How did Roxelana influence the Sultan?

   • Through her influence on the sultan and her mastery of palace intrigue, Roxelana wielded considerable power. Roxelana was born about 1505 in the town of Rohatyn, in what is now western Ukraine. According to some sources, her Christian name was Aleksandra Lisovska.

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   Dec 7, 2023 · The most important person in Sultan’s entourage was Hurrem Sultan. A daughter of a Galician priest, the real name of Hurrem was Aleksandra Ruslana Lisowska. She was captured in a Tatarian attack and she was sold to the palace. Hurrem Sultan is known in western sources as Roxelana or Rossa, derived from the word Rousse meaning Russian.

10. www.encyclopedia.com › roxelana-c-1504-1558Roxelana (c. 1504–1558) | Encyclopedia.com

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    Name variations: Hurrem or Khurrem (Joyful or The Laughing One); Hurrem Sultana; Roxalana, Roxalena, Rossa, Roksoliana. Pronunciation: ROCKS-uh-LAN-ah. Source for information on Roxelana (c. 1504–1558): Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia dictionary.