LIFE OF HÜRREM SULTAN

Hürrem Sultan was born in 1506 and died in 1558 at the age of 52. Ottoman spelling

خرمسلطان

The wife of Suleiman the Magnificent and the next sultan II. She is Selim's mother.

He was born in Rohatyn[3] within the borders of the Kingdom of Poland. He was kidnapped from Rohatyn in 1520 by Tatar raiders when he was 14 years old,[1] he was under the protection of the Crimean Khan and was later presented to the Ottoman palace.

According to 16th century sources, her maiden name was unknown. But according to the later records, for example, according to the first records of the 19th century in Ukraine (!) Anastasia (Nastia for short) is known as Aleksandra Lisowska in the tradition of the Poles. He was commonly known as Hürrem Sultan or Hürrem balsaq sultan; It means Roxolena, Roxolana, Roxelane, Rossa, Ruziac in European languages, Hürrem (Persian origin خرم Khurram) in Turkish, person who is cheerful and (Karima - كريمة in Arabic) person who is noble. Roxelana may not be her real name, but her nickname, Roxolany or Roxelany, which belongs to her Ukrainian ancestry (Common name today Ruslana), and the eastern Slavic name, Roxolany or Roxelany, was used in what is now Ukraine after the 15th century.

Hürrem Sultan received a special education in the palace. She was able to attract the attention of the sultan with her beauty, intelligence and skill. She also took a place among the women of the harem and the notables of the palace.

Hürrem Sultan gave birth to a daughter and four sons to Suleiman the Magnificent. His eldest son, Mehmet Şehzade, was killed before he could ascend the throne. His second son Selim ascended the throne. His other children are Beyazıt and Cihangir Princes. His daughter Mihrimah Sultan married Rüstem Pasha.

Hürrem Sultan died on April 18, 1558, at the age of 52, 8 years before his wife, Suleiman the Magnificent. Son of II. He could not see Selim's accession to the throne. He was buried in the tomb built for him in the Süleymaniye Mosque Complex. The inner walls of the tomb are covered with Iznik tiles depicting a garden of paradise.

Hürrem Sultan had the Haseki Complex built by Mimar Sinan in the Haseki district of Istanbul, which is now named after him. The complex, which was built between 1538 and 1550, includes a Turkish bath, madrasah and hospital. Today, this hospital, known as the TR Ministry of Health Haseki Training and Research Hospital, is the oldest hospital in Turkey that provides uninterrupted service.

Hürrem Sultan also had a kitchen built around the Hagia Sophia Mosque to feed the needy and the poor.

Hürrem Sultan has been the subject of many historical works such as painting, music and ballet in Europe, modern Turkey and the west. For example, we can give Joseph Haydn's 63rd symphony as an example. The works were written by Ukrainians, but mostly in English, German and French.

There is a Hürrem Sultan monument in Rohatyn, Ukraine, which is believed to be the birthplace of Hürrem Sultan. In 2007, Tatars in Mariupol, a port city in Ukraine, opened a museum in honor of Hürrem Sultan.