Valide Hatun of the Ottoman Empire

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Valide Hatun of the Ottoman Empire was the title given to the mother of an Ottoman sultan, who held significant influence and authority within the imperial court and harem.

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Surface form Occurrences
Valide Hatun 44
Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman court title
Ottoman harem title
royal title
appliesTo mother of the reigning Ottoman sultan
associatedWithConcept Ottoman dynastic legitimacy
imperial motherhood
associatedWithInstitution Topkapı Palace harem NERFINISHED
ceremonialRole participation in palace ceremonies
representation of dynastic motherhood
contrastsWith Haseki Sultan NERFINISHED
Kadınefendi NERFINISHED
country Ottoman Empire
culturalRole patronage of architecture and arts within the palace
domain inner palace (enderun and harem)
etymology Valide from Arabic walida meaning mother
governanceRole informal influence on state affairs
mediation between officials and the sultan
hasGender female
heldAuthorityOver imperial harem
heldInfluenceOver Ottoman sultan
imperial court politics
hierarchicalRank above other women of the harem
inheritsFrom Islamic and Turkic court traditions of queen mother
languageOfTitle Ottoman Turkish
meaningOfComponent Hatun means lady or noblewoman in Turkic languages NERFINISHED
notableAttribute combination of domestic, religious, and political authority
positionInCourt high-ranking woman in the Ottoman imperial court
positionInHarem head of the imperial harem
powerBasis control of palace household
maternal relationship to the sultan
predecessorOf Valide Sultan NERFINISHED
relatedRole Valide Sultan NERFINISHED
religiousRole patronage of religious foundations
support of charitable endowments (waqf)
roleType maternal role to the sultan
political advisor to the sultan
socialStatus highest-ranking woman in the dynasty during her son’s reign
sphereOfInfluence dynastic affairs
palace patronage
succession politics
successorTitle Valide Sultan NERFINISHED
titleComponent Hatun NERFINISHED
titleScope applies only while her son is reigning sultan
usedInPeriod early Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED

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Nilüfer Hatun positionHeld Valide Hatun of the Ottoman Empire
Gülçiçek Hatun positionHeld Valide Hatun of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire