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Mahiedevran Sultan. Biography: palace intrigues of a magnificent century
Mahidevran Sultan, whose biography is widely known to our contemporaries thanks to the series "The Magnificent Age" - who was she really? Surely, many of the fans of popular cinema wondered about the real prototype of the Sultan's concubine - the character presented on the screen. Let's try to figure this out.
The future wife of Suleiman came from the Circassian princely family Kanukovs. In her own family she was the sister of the elder prince in the family of Maashuka Kanukova. Her other name was Gulbakhar, which in translation from Circassian meant "spring rose".
Presumably, she was born in 1481. As a teenager, she became the concubine of Suleiman the Magnificent, who was still only preparing to occupy the state throne (Suleiman became the sultan only after the death of his father Selim in 1520). Their common firstborn was born in 1515. Moreover, despite the fact that Gulhabar was only the third wife, her son became the first-born male for Suleiman, and consequently, the main contender for the throne in the future. However, Mahidevran Sultan, whose biography is also known due to palace intrigues, very soon found a dangerous rival in the harem.
The rest of life was very vague for the former wife of the Sultan. She conducted it in the provinces: first in Manisa, later in Bursa. In 1566, the son of Roksolana-Khurrem Selim II took the throne. He appoints the content of Mahiedevan as the widow of the Sultan. She dies of old age in 1581, at the age of 83, having survived her husband, her eternal rival, her own son, and even Selim II, the son of her opponent. As mentioned above, Mahindevran Sultan, whose biography has long been well known among the Eastern peoples, was glorified today thanks to the popular TV series.
Mahiedevran Sultan. Actress: Biography
Her image in the series "Magnificent Century" was brilliantly played by the German actress of Turkish origin Asie Nur Fettahoglu. She is now 32 years old. The actress grew up in a family of migrants in the city of Duisburg and gained popularity thanks to the filming in the series.
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