The Death Of Mahpeyker Kosem Sultan

One of the most famous women of the Ottoman empire's history was Kosem Sultan. She has a unique story of herself that was not forgotton through the centuries. Maybe the most powerful Ottoman Valide Sultan Kosem was born in 1590 in Greece by the name of Anastasia. She was brought by the Istanbul Beylerbeyi ( governor ) and became the Haseki (favorite) of Sultan Ahmed I when she was only 15 years old. She rose quickly within the ranks of the Ottoman harem with her beauty and intelligence, and was unchallenged for years to come, together with Sultan Ahmet I she had 6 children, of whom 4 sons, Sehzade Murad, Suleyman, Ibrahim and Kasim and 2 daughters, Sultan Ayse and Fatma.

After the death of Sultan Ahmet, during the time of Sultan Mustafa and her stepson Osman II her power in the empire grew. It is believed that Kosem Sultan was banned to the older palace because she meddled too much with state affairs during the time of Osman II something of which the Mother of the reigning Sultan was not happy about. After Osman was removed from power and killed, the son of Kosem, Sehzade Murad IV became Sultan while he was only 11 years old, he also was under the influence of the Sultanate of Women. This era is accepted to be the highlight of Kosem Sultan's power in the Ottoman empire.

While Sultan Murad IV was dedicated to decrease the influence of his mother Kosem, he died during a young age of 27, after which his brother Ibrahim I came to power and her influence in the palace increased again. With the reign of Sultan Ibrahim the Ottoman dynasty was in a heir crisis, Ibrahim I was the last surviving male member of the dynasty and was considered to be unstable and not interested in having relationships with women. Kosem Sultan took the responsebility of pressuring her son into providing for a son, that would become the next Ottoman Sultan. She searched across the empire for powerful doctors and sorcerers, just two years later Sehzade Mehmet the son of Sultan Ibrahim was born. Kosem Sultan succeeded in her plan to provide another male heir to the Ottoman throne.
After Sultan Ibrahim the first died during an uprising in Istanbul, his son and Kosem Sultans grandson Sehzade Mehmet become Sultan at the age of 6, Kosem Sultan mostly kept her influence in the Ottoman Harem and her power over the state affairs, but slowly she became older and another woman in the harem became more powerful.

Turhan Hatice Sultan, the mother of Sultan Mehmet, the reigning Sultan of the time challenged the power of Kosem and they rivaled for influence in the Harem and palace for three years and ended with the death of Kosem Sultan, she was found strangled and killed in her room by the order of Turhan Hatice Sultana. After this incident the so called Sultanate of women ended and the Koprulu family became the grand viziers of the Ottoman Empire, taking over state affairs mostly. Kosem Sultan was burried in the Sultan Ahmet I mosque, next to her husband.

[famousfolks]

ah indeed it's true every rise has a fall what a life kosem has lived and she was murdered at the end.

[hakimnazir]

The powerful and magnificent sultana ❤

[zulsem]

I from malaysia and I love dress kosem sultan

[sweetlikeespresso]

How much do I hate her accent!!! I Brahim? Valid? If we are suppose to speak English well or pronouns your words well. You are suppose to do the same.

[riazedn]

Meuret. Are u kidding me.

Plz do research how to pronounce