OTTOMAN EMPIRE “Sultanate of Women” (1566 – 1656)
SULTANATE OF WOMEN Selim II Murad III Mehmed III Ahmed I Mustafa I ; Osman II Murad IV Ibrahim Mehmed IV
Mustafa I (“The Mad”) &
Osman II (“The Young”)
Mustafa I (“The Mad”) &
Murad IV
Kosem
Murad IV
Ibrahim I (“The Mad”)
Kosem
Hatice Turhan
SULTANATE OF WOMEN Selim II ( ): Mihrimah (VS); Nurbanu (W) Murad III ( ): Nurbanu (VS); Safiye (W) Mehmed III ( ): Safiye (VS) Ahmed I ( ): Kosem (W) Mustafa I ( ; ) Osman II ( ) Murad IV ( ): Kosem (VS) Ibrahim I ( ): Kosem (VS) Mehmed IV ( ): Kosem (senior VS); Hatice Turhan (VS)
Great Mosque of Umayyads (Damascus)
Tekkiye Mosque (Damascus)
Khan al-Shouneh (Aleppo)