#gulfem hatun

[awkward-sultana]

Magnificent Century + Costumes in 1.16: Good and Bad News

#Muhteşem Yüzyıl #Magnificent Century #mcedit #Muhtesem Yuzyil #weloveperioddrama #Good and Bad News #perioddramaedit #period drama #historical drama #Hurrem Sultan #Mahidevran Sultan #Hatice Sultan #Nigar Kalfa #costumeedit #costumes #costume drama #Gulnihal Hatun #Gulfem Hatun #Sadika Hatun #Hafsa Sultan #Gulsah Hatun #Awkward-Sultana

[1533-secrets-from-history]

Mistakes in Magnificent Century part I

In part I I would like to speak about mistakes they made while writing characters. Their ages, titles, origins etc.

Let's start with Ayse Hafsa Sultan:

Several things about her were done wrong. First of all, She was not Crimean princess. There are two possibilities that although contradicts one another counters her royal origin. 1. There was another concubine named Ayse,who was daughter of Crimean khan, while she was called Ayse Hafsa for that reason 2.( I agree with that possibility more ) there was no concubine from Crimean family Sultan Bayazid would never let Selim, who was not his favourite, to gain such allie, nor would khan of Crimea risk to marry her daughter to non-favoired prince. Besides, Selim did not have much of a support from Crimea during his Rebellion.

As we more or less agreed that Ayse Hafsa was not Crimean, now we have to agree on where she was from. Legendary mother of the Magnificent sultan was actually converted slave of Caucasian origin, therefore she was either Circassian or Georgian.

Third thing about her is her title. Screenwriters both demoted and promoted her in this case. She was not "Valide Sultan" as we know today, first holder of that title would be Nurbanu 40 years after her death. She was Sultan and respected mother Padisah yes,but those two honours never joined for her. She was simply " Mother of Sultan Suleiman",who had title of Sultan instead of Hatun. While Nurbanu was full fledged "Valide Sultan" and was addressed so. Despite not being Valide Sultan, she was the first slave in Ottoman history, who was elevated to Status of Sultan that was never underlined in the show.

Other mistakes about her are how they represented her pre-1520 life, which I will discuss in Part 3 about "Titles, ranks and traditions" and her relationship with daughters- in law, that will be discussed in part 2, that will be specifically about relationships.

2. Ages of Suleiman's sister.

In the show Suleiman Seems to be older, followed by Sah or beyhan, Fatma being somewhat middle and Hatice as baby of the Family, while actually going backwards. One thing I want to make clear is that all the full sisters of sultan were older than them(before 1522 of course), half sister could have been either younger or older. So Fatma, Beyhan and Hatice despite being portrayed as younger sisters were definitely older. A more accurate sequence would be:

Hatice- c. 1490

Fatma: 1491-92

Beyhan: most likely 1493

Suleiman: 1494

Hafsa: 1495

Sah-huban: 1500

Suleiman also had at least three brothers orhan, salih, who seemed to be older than Suleiman, a sister who likely died during childhood and Shehzade sultan or Hanim sultan, who was either another sister or perhaps she never existed and all the little sources about her is actually about hatice.

3. Origin of Sah Huban Sultan.

She was not the daughter of Hafsa and older sister of Hatice, she was actually the youngest of shown siblings,born as the only child of an unknown concubine registered as " The mother of Sah Huban Sultan".

4. Origin of Hurrem

In the show she was portrayed to be Crimean and was addressed as " Russian slave" numerous times. However, she was actually from Ruthenia, it was then part of the Polish crown, now it's part of Ukraine, so definitely not Russian.

5. Forgotten Children

Apart from the six children that were shown in the show, Suleiman had four other children. Three sons and a daughter.

Shehzade Mahmud and Shehzade Murad were born before Hurrem arrived and had different mothers. Mahmud was the eldest born in 1512, Murad was younger than Mustafa born in 1519. Raziye was born between 1513 and 1518, but most likely she was born in 1513-14 as she seems to be the second child and old enough to be considered Mahidevran's(which is by the way false). All three of them died in 1521 as the result of the plague.

The fourth child Shehzade Abdullah was born as the fourth child of Hurrem and Suleiman, born in 1525 and died in 1528. His date of birth is kind of troubling, some historians argue if he was born in 1525,some even say he was Mihrimah's twin, but considering no birth of twins registered, definite ages of other kinds and his appearance in Hurrem's letters Abdullah seems to be born in 1525.

6. Nurbanu's Triplets

Mistakes about the birth of Selim I daughters are more or less clear, let's speak about Selim II as well.

In the show, triplets- Sah, Esmahan and Gevherhan were introduced as younger twin sisters of shehzade Murad. In reality, all three were older but certainly not twins, Sah was not even Nurbanu's daughter, she shared the birth year with Gevherhan though, both were born in c.1544, then was Esmahan in 1545, Murad in 1546, at this point Nurbanu stopped giving birth to any more kids, last of Selim II's kids was Fatma born in 1559.

7. Origin and death of Gulfem hatun

In "Magnificent century" Gulfem is portrayed as Suleiman's first concubine, who bore a son,but lost everything after he died. In reality, Gulfem was one of the highest ranking harem managers, whom Suleiman trusted Hurrem to, she was overseeing her education and well-being, bonding with future Haseki Sultan in the process. Gulfem actually became the closest friend and Confidant of Hurrem, about which I will speak about in part II.

Her death was also portrayed inaccurately. She was not killed for the attempted murder of Suleiman, The closest rumor to it is him executing Gulfem for rejecting him,but she actually died of old age. Suleiman had no reason to execute Gulfem,there is a version were Gulfem exchanges her Night to other concubine to for money to build complex,but there are so many flaws in this theory:

1. There was no such thing in harem as "my turn and your turn"

2. It was strictly against the traditions to call harem servant, especially one from the highest ranks, and considering when it happened in kate nineteen-early twentieth century at caused some probmens,which means tradition was never broken before

3. Gulfem had right to send concubine to Suleiman and even reject one already chosen.

4. Suleiman had no known concubine that time

5. Gulfem was not building anything as all of her projects was already finished.

6. Even if she was building something, it would cost so much mere concubine would never have enough money to help it. Gulfem's daily stipend was 150 akches, which is almost four times as much as Mahidevran's and almost as much as imperial princesses', while titles concubines were receiving 1-6 depending on their status.

7. Even if she needed something she would ask it to either Suleiman, Mihrimah or Sah huban as we know it had happened before and they thought her as family member.

8. Even if we just jump these 7 reasons and somehow accept that Suleiman realy called her that night , he would never kill her for that, she broke no rule, she needed money for project, he would understand this.

9. Gulfem was childhood friend of Suleiman, she was already a high ranking woman when mahidevran came,so she was certainly older than her,who was likely born in 1498-99, she was even older than Suleiman most likely. She was a childhood friend of one of Suleiman's sisters so her date of birth could vary from 1490 to 1493. That would make her between 69 and 72 in 1562. Dieing at such age is nothing strange even today, live past 60 was actually achievement in her era. There is no need to look for intrigue where there is none. Several theory existed,but show chose most dramatic one,that happened to be least likely.

8. Safiye's arrival

I have nothing against the portrayal of her origin, but about how she got in Murad's harem. Accord- ing to MC she was Mihrimah's gift. However,in real life she was raised and educated at Humaşah sultan's court,who later gifted Sifiye(then called Meleki) to her cousin.

9. History of Kösem

In Magnificent Century Kosem young Anastasia was kidnapped as a gift of Safiye to Ahmed per his accession. Actually, Kösem, then called Mahpeyker, was a servant of Handan Sultan and met Ahmed in his mother's personal Gardens. Ahmed developed a "Childhood crush" towards her and Handan,aware of what it could cause, had Kösem beaten up and exiled. When Ahmed ascended her recalled her and brought back.

10. Another forgotten child.

In the show, Şehzade Mehmed died without any kids, while in reality, he had a posthumous daughter born in 1543 named Humaşah. Who grew up to be one of the most powerful women in the Ottoman empire. She was one of two favourite grandchildren of Suleiman and Hurrem and due to the death of her father, she was raised in the household of her grandmother, so she would have been deeply involved in their later life. However, her existence was completely cut out, while the role and importance of Ayse Humaşah, daughter of Mihrimah Sultan was reduced into nothingness.

#history #16th century #historical drama #magnificent century #magnificent century kosem #mc: kosem #medieval women #hurrem sultan #kosem sultan #safiye sultan #nurbanu sultan #gulfem hatun #sultan suleyman #ottomanladies #ottoman history #ottoman #ottoman empire #ottoman sultanas #historical figures #historical events #haseki hurrem sultan #ayse sultan #valide sultan #historical fiction

[redxluna]

"Whatever her relationship with the sultan, Gulfem knew him well enough to speak openly and candidly in her postscript to Roxelana's ability to manage the finances of her growing household. It seems he had extracted from her a promise to keep an eye on his favorite."–Peirce, Leslie. Empress of the East: How a European Slave Girl Became Queen of the Ottoman Empire

#magnificent century #ottoman history #gulfem hatun #my caps #oof this one was a lot #but if I figured if I had done one on the realities of who hafsa was #I should go one for gulfem too #the gulfem of real life is basically a combination of nigar and afife

[palaceoftears]

Did Hurrem just take Suleyman's new concubine for herself??

#that was soso funny #my bet is the writers saw the historical hurrem letters mentioning Gulfem and just got this idea #what I'm taking from this is that this hurrem doesn't really love suleyman tho #hilarious that both hu & mahi don't really care for him in this series and it's really more about their ambitions than anything #hurrem sultan 2003 #hurrem sultan #gulfem hatun

[magnificentlyreused]

This purple and golden tiara was first worn by Hafsa Sultan in the second episode of the first season of Magnificent Century. It can be seen again on Gülfem Hatun in the seventh episode of the third season. The tiara was further embellished for the fourth season and worn by Mihrünnisa Sultan in the twenty-first episode as well as by Nurbanu Sultan in the twenty-fourth episode.

Atike Sultan also wore the tiara in the final episode of Magnificent Century: Kösem.

#Muhteşem Yüzyıl #Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem #Magnificent Century #Magnificent Century Kösem #Magnificent Century Kosem #period drama #costume drama #historical drama #Hafsa Sultan #Gülfem Hatun #Gulfem Hatun #Mihrünnisa Sultan #Mihrunnisa Sultan #Nurbanu Sultan #Atike Sultan #reused jewellery #recycled jewellery

[makiart44]

The three sultanas mothers of vampires, Cordelia as Hürrem, Beatrix as Mahidevran and Christa as Gulfem 😍

#anime #vampire #diabolik lovers #cordelia sakamaki #beatrix sakamaki #christa sakamaki #hurrem sultan #mahidevran sultan #gulfem hatun

[redrosecut]

Watching the story of Mahidevran on the Youtube channel because I can't sleep and I think we were really let down after that promising start of a complicated relationship between Mahidevran and Gülfem. Instead we eventually got nothing but lap dog Gülfem and crying Mahidevran.

Also I still don't get why Hafsa, who seemed to adore Gülfem in these early episodes, never send her back to Süleyman. She wanted to get rid of Hürrem, so why not use the woman your son already has a relationship with and you trust instead of trying to send new inexperienced girls you don't really know yet? Even if Süleyman declines, this would be my very first shot as Valide tbh.

#Magnificent Century #muhteşem yüzyıl #Gülfem Hatun #Gulfem Hatun #Mahidevran Sultan

[alicentsultana]

Idk I just really want an au where Hurrem and Mahidevran are friends I need five minutes of delusions

I mean imagine them not putting up with Sule*man's or anyoneIbrahimHafsa's bs, mutual respect, raising their children to be united and not fragmented from the beginning, changing the fraticide law because this is the sultanate of women I need them to go Kosem a little.

Just feel the fraternity of them, Hatice and Gulfem

#delusions #it must be the pain medication ended #hurrem sultan #mahidevran sultan #hatice sultan #gulfem hatun #muhteşem yüzyıl #magnificent century

[starbabe569]

I'm working on an outline for the series to fix some of the larger problems with the writing. While doing that I was looking into titles for concubines other than Favorite, Hatun and Haseki. I found Gözde ('the favorite'), Ikbal ('the fortunate') and Kadin ('the woman/wife'). From what I could find Ikbal and Kadin where created in the early seventeenth century. Seeing as the writers through it was a good idea to use Haseki Sultan for Mahidevran when the title was created for Hurrem I think it's perfectly fine for me to use general titles created after the series has ended.

**Gözde** ('the favorite')

This would be the same as in the show if the Sultan likes a concubine enough he'll declare her a favorite.

**ikbal** ('the fortunate')

An Ikbal was a titled consort, and recognised as such by the sultan. The number of ikbals varied. They were ranked as baş ikbal ('senior ikbal, senior favourite, senior fortunate one'), ikinci ikbal ('second ikbal, second favourite, second fortunate one'), üçüncü ikbal ('third ikbal, third favourite, third fortunate one'), dördüncü ikbal ('fourth ikbal, fourth favourite, fourth fortunate one'), and so on, according to the order in which they had caught the sultan's eye, and elevated to that position. The ikbals usually held the prefix titles of iffetlü ('honest, virtuous'), and ismetlü ('the virtuous'), and the suffix title Hatun.

Ikbal ('the fortunate') Baş ikbal ('senior ikbal, senior favourite, senior fortunate one'), Ikinci ikbal ('second ikbal, second favourite, second fortunate one'), üçüncü ikbal ('third ikbal, third favourite, third fortunate one'), dördüncü ikbal ('fourth ikbal, fourth favourite, fourth fortunate one'), iffetlü ('honest, virtuous'), ismetlü ('the virtuous')

**Kadin** ('the woman/wife')

The sultan could have up to four kadıns at a time, although they might have more over a lifetime, because from time to time, one would die or be retired to the Old Palace. 

They were ranked as baş kadın (senior kadın, senior consort), ikinci kadın (second kadın, second consort), üçüncü kadın (third kadın, third consort), dördüncü kadın (fourth kadın, fourth consort), and so on, in order of their elevation to that position.

The kadıns usually held the prefix titles of devletlü ('illustrious', 'highness'), ismetlü ('the virtuous'), iffetlü ('honest', 'virtuous'),  saadetlü ('prosperous', 'felicitous'), and  inayetlü ('gracious'), and the suffix titles of kadınefendi ('her ladyship'), and hazretleri ('highness').

Kadin ('the woman/wife') baş kadın (senior kadın, senior consort),  Kokoikinci kadın (second kadın, second consort), üçüncü kadın (third kadın, third consort), Dördüncü kadın (fourth kadın, fourth consort), saadetlü ('prosperous', 'felicitous'), kadınefendi ('her ladyship') hazretleri ('highness')

So there will be regular Concubines, Gözde ('the favorite'), Ikbal ('the fortunate') will be favorites who have given birth and Kadin ('the woman/wife') will be chosen by Suleyman for what ever reason he see fit. Hatun will be an honorific title given with the titles Ikbal and Kadin.

Thoughts? Should we keep the prefixes with the titles?

@shivrcys @desmoonl @redxluna @faintingheroine @minetteskvareninova

#magnificent century #hurrem sultan #muhteşem yüzyıl #sultan suleyman #mahidevran #gulfem hatun

[mc-critical]

Gülfem + 🌼

The chamomile meaning is “I hope your wishes and dreams are fulfilled.” It’s commonly used to symbolize a fresh start or moving forward from a period of grief. The reputation of this flower as a “gentle healer” has made it so that it is often associated with kindness, gentleness, poise, humility and tenderness of heart.

Happy birthday Joanna! 🤍💛 @mihrunnisasultans

I love you so, so much. All we've talked about and unpacked together means a lot to me: every single chat with you (and the girlies) is a lovely time. It's almost the end of the day but I hope you had a great birthday.

When it comes to the collab theme, I picked these daisy-like plants for Gülfem because I feel their symbolism describes her well: her ability to be there for those she cares about, trying to calm them down as much as she can and the strength that resides deep within her - she's gone through a lot too and keeps on regardless, remaining as well-meaning as possible and finding solace in supporting the connections she's made, and it's often she doesn't get enough credit for it.

#magnificent century #muhteşem yüzyıl #muhtesem yuzyil #gulfem hatun #btw why does the emoji look like a different flower entirely on mobile????😂😂

[awkward-sultana]

Magnificent Century AU: If the show had honored the prestige of Hürrem's status as haseki sultan. (requested by anonymous)

#Muhteşem Yüzyıl #Magnificent Century #mcedit #Muhtesem Yuzyil #MC Haseki AU #Sah Sultan #Hatice Sultan #Hurrem Sultan #weloveperioddrama #perioddramaedit #period drama #historical drama #Beyhan Sultan #Gulfem Hatun #Awkward-Sultana #The Bleeding Wounds #Cold Calculation #The Years Pass #Revenge of Hatice Sultan #The Loss #ottoman history #history

[1533-secrets-from-history]

10 most Influential women in the Ottoman Empire (plus five non- sultans)

I must say in advance, this is purely my opinion and it doesn't include legal power,but general influence. For example if one woman had more legal power but still was limited to some actions, that another woman could get away with, I will rank her higher. Let's start with non sultans.

Part I: Non-Sultans

Number 5: Çevri kalfa

Çevri kalfa was a woman of Georgian origin and previously loyal servant to Nakşidili Sultan (also Georgian). She became mistress head treasurer( Baş hazindar usta) after accession of Mahmud II, who she saved from executioners by throwing them hot coals and sneaking the prince out. After becoming Head treasurer, she attained so much wealth that she could afford expensive clothes not even sultans wore. A girls school, built in her name, is one of the first schools for girls and the biggest primary school in Istanbul. She remained in her office until her death and was Sultan's trusted and favoured advisor.

Number 4: Meleki Kalfa

Meleki kalfa was a servant of Kösem and Ibrahim, however following the deposition of the sultan, she secretly switched sides as an agent of Turhan. Meleki played an important role in Turhan's rebellion by giving her information about Kösem's plan to dethrone Mehmed. After Kösem's death and Turhan's accession, she became an important person in Valide Sultan's court, was freed and married to Şaban Khalife. The couple built a residence in Istanbul, where Meleki not only conditioned her line of information to Turhan, but also acted as a negotiator in the palace on behalf of people. The political influence of her and her husband grew so much and they were murdered in 1656 for abuse of power.

Number 3: Gulfem Hatun

I have spoken about her in my previous posts

Number 2: Mahidevran Hatun

I have thought a lot about where to put her. People would expect her to be Number 1,mostly because they are used to her being sultan. That is what I first thought,for other reasons,but here we are. She has several significant influences that not many other women had:

1. She was popular with janissaries and people

2. Had a spy network, allowing her to hear major events happening in the capital.

3. She had strong allies. Ibrahim Paşa supported her and Mustafa later in his life, Hatice and her husband were supporting her openly or indirectly.

4. She was a considerable rival to the first and one of the most powerful women in the ottoman empire.

5. She had powerful characteristics: Was an intelligent, educated woman. Could mask her resentment towards Hürrem and act calmly around him.

6. She was a trusted advisor to her son. Actually, she supported the idea of Mustafa revolting against Suleiman,but only after she received information about his imminent execution, through her spy network.

Number 1: Çanfeda Kalfa

Çanfeda was the woman of Circassian origin, who served as second in command of Nurbanu for 18 years and the ruler of harem for another 11, so we can say she was de-facto Valide sultan.

In her almost three decades of service, she acquired wealth, so great that it attracted negative attention of Janissaries and even the grand Vizier. Although she collected such affluence through her salary(that was extraordinarily high consisting of 200 akches a day, it was the average salary of an imperial princess) and bribery, she used it for selfless purposes. She built three mosques, fountains, hamams, two schools, irrigation systems and fixed the roads, costing her several million akches, still she remained as one of the wealthiest people in the empire. In 1595, when Safiye exiled her, she needed dozens of carriages to carry her holdings, which apparently did not consist of much of the furniture, because she bought it from Venice the next year. It's also considerable that as an exiled person, she had to give up some of her wealth to imperial treasury.

Apart from her vital involvements in harem management in which she dominated Safiye, she had considerable influence over state matters as well. Çanfeda used her connections to install her not so bright brothers as paşas and after the series of mistakes,they were imprisoned, Çanfeda not only defied Grand viziers orders and had them set free,but restored them to their offices as well. Her power, wealth and influence came to the attention of Janissaries, who demanded her dead, but she got away with this as well. Another indication of her power, was her attempt to free the second son of sultan Murad. Even though she was caught red handed, the power it would take to infiltrate the prison is still considerable.

P.S. I did not list Halime and Handan,because after becoming Valide Sultans and regents they reached a whole different level, leagues above almost every single woman in ottoman history, however their power and influence was immense even when they were Hatuns.

As there is only 10 images/Gif limit. I will speak about 10 most powerful women in second posts.

#history #historical drama #16th century #magnificent century #magnificent century kosem #mc: kosem #medieval women #ottoman empire #ottomanladies #historical events #canfeda hatun #gulfem hatun #mahidevran hatun #mahidevran sultan #ottoman sultanas #ottoman history #ottoman #women in politics #sultanate of women #women in history #historical figures #historical #historyedit

[damaseclipsadas]

#gulfem hatun #ottoman woman #sultan suleyman #imperio otomano #muhteşem yüzyıl #mcedit #ottoman empire #magnificent century

[palaceoftears]

she comes in colours everywhere, she combs her hair, she's like a rainbow.

#magnificent century #muhtesem yuzyil #perioddramaedit #my edits #hurrem sultan #sultanate of women #mahidevran sultan #gulfem hatun #mihrunnisa sultan #hatice sultan #ayse hafsa sultan #nurbanu sultan #canfeda hatun #gulnihal hatun #daye hatun #fatma sultan #graphic edit #filter credits: queensfilter on instagram #mc edit

[magnificentlyreused]

This golden and turquoise tiara was first worn by Mahidevran Sultan in the ninth episode of the first season of Magnificent Century. It was worn again by Hürrem Sultan in the seventeenth episode of the same season. The tiara also very briefly appears on Gülfem Hatun in the ninth episode of the second season.

The tiara was altered by adding stones to its golden parts before it was used twice in the fourth season. First it was worn by Mihrünnisa Sultan in the nineteenth episode and then by Nurbanu Sultan in the twenty-fourth episode.

#Muhteşem Yüzyıl #Magnificent Century #period drama #costume drama #historical drama #Hürrem Sultan #Hurrem Sultan #Mahidevran Sultan #Gulfem Hatun #Gülfem Hatun #Mihrünnisa Sultan #Mihrunnisa Sultan #Nurbanu Sultan #Reused Jewellery #Recycled Jewellery

[garnetbutterflysblog]

TW: Mental Illness

Just as a note, you don’t isolate someone suffering from anxiety and depression. Speaking as someone who suffers from both, being alone and feeling abandoned is a recipe for terrible thoughts to come in. You get pushed into that unhealthy headspace. That’s not to say they need someone by their side 24/7- that would drive me and any other introvert insane. We need compassion, not infantilization but the feeling of being alone emotionally, of not being understood, of being abandoned, of missing integral parts of your support system is an awful trigger.

For the crime of (as far as Hafsa knows) having romantic feelings she’s never acted on, Hafsa and Suleyman are doing just that to Hatice. Right now I am thankful for Gulfem, whose presence and support has been enough to keep Hatice from doing something terrible to herself so far.

And fuck Ibrahim for leaving Hatice to deal with the fallout by herself! He could’ve just sent a normal resignation letter, one that gave a generic reason instead of throwing Hatice under the bus!

Btw, Niko >>> Ibo

#magnificent century #muhteşem yüzyıl #hafsa sultan #sultan suleyman #hatice sultan #ibrahim pargali #ibrahim paşa #ibrahim pasha #gulfem hatun