Safiye Sultan was the chief consort and possibly legal wife of Ottoman sultan Murad III, and the mother of Mehmed III. She was one of the eminent figures during the era known as the Sultanate of Women
The Ottoman Sultan Murad III
Ottoman Sultan Mehmed III, to whom Safiye was a Valide Sultan during 1595–1603.
Interior design of Yeni Mosque in Eminönü, Istanbul. The construction began during Safiye's regency.
The Yeni Mosque in Eminönü, Istanbul. Construction was begun by Safiye Sultan and completed during the regency of Turhan Hatice, the mother of Mehmed IV.
Mehmed III
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Mehmed III was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1595 until his death in 1603. Mehmed was known for ordering the execution of his brothers and leading the army in the Long Turkish War, during whic
Safiye Sultan (mother of Mehmed III)
…Ottoman Turkish: صفیه سلطان; c. 1550 – January/April 1619) was the chief consort and possibly legal wife of Ottoman sultan Murad III, and the mother of Mehmed III. She was one of the eminent figures during the era known as the Sultanate of Women. She lived in the Ottoman Empire as a courtier during the reigns of…
Contemporary portrait of Sultan Mehmed III receiving the surrender of the Siege of Eger (1596). Eğri Fetihnamesi, 1598 (TSMK, H.1609)
Prince Mehmet arriving from the Old Palace in 1581-83. Sehinsahname' 1592 (TSMK, B.200).
Coronation of Mehmet III in the Topkapi Palace in 1595. Manuscript of 1600 by Seyyid Lokman
Idealized 18th century portrait of Safiye Sultan, mother of Mehmed III and Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire