Selim I
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Selim I, also known as Selim the Grim or Selim the Resolute, was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520. Despite lasting only eight years, his reign is notable for the enormous expansion o
16th-century miniature of Selim I by Nakkaş Osman
Selim I at the Battle of Chaldiran: artwork at the Chehel Sotoun Pavilion in Isfahan
A modern painting depicting Selim I during the Egypt campaign, located in Army Museum, Istanbul
Outline of the Ottoman Empire, from the Theatro d'el Orbe de la Tierra de Abraham Ortelius, Antwerp, 1602, updated from the 1570 edition
Hafsa Sultan
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Hafsa Sultan, was a concubine of Selim I and the mother of Suleiman the Magnificent. She was the first Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and during the period between her son's enthronement in 1520
Selim I
…Selim I had two known consorts: Hafsa Hatun, mother of Suleiman the Magnificent; Ayşe Hatun, who entered into Selim's harem after the death of her first consort, Selim's half-brother Şehzade…
Bust of Hafsa Sultan, Manisa, Turkey
The külliye built on the orders of Hafsa Sultan in Manisa. It is part of the adjoining Sultan Mosque
The entrance to the türbe of Hafsa Sultan