Valide Sultan
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Valide Sultan was the title given to the mother of an Ottoman sultan, who held significant political influence and authority within the imperial court and harem.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bezm-i Alem Valide Sultan | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ottoman court title
ⓘ
female honorific title ⓘ royal title ⓘ |
| abolishedWith | abolition of the Ottoman sultanate in 1922 ⓘ |
| appliesTo | mother of the reigning Ottoman sultan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Harem
ⓘ
Sultan NERFINISHED ⓘ Topkapi Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ imperial family politics ⓘ |
| country | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| derivesFrom | Ottoman Turkish language ⓘ |
| domain |
court politics
ⓘ
imperial household administration ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasRole |
manager of the imperial harem
ⓘ
patron of architecture ⓘ patron of charitable institutions ⓘ patron of religious foundations ⓘ political advisor to the sultan ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicRole |
embodiment of dynastic continuity
ⓘ
protector of the dynasty ⓘ |
| influenced |
appointments of high officials
ⓘ
imperial charitable policy ⓘ succession politics in the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Ottoman Turkish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaning |
Mother Sultan
ⓘ
Queen Mother NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronageForm |
construction of fountains
ⓘ
construction of mosques ⓘ construction of soup kitchens ⓘ endowment of waqfs ⓘ |
| positionInCourt | highest-ranking woman in the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| powerBase |
access to the sultan
ⓘ
control over the harem hierarchy ⓘ network of palace officials and eunuchs ⓘ |
| precondition | being the biological or adoptive mother of the reigning sultan ⓘ |
| predecessorConcept | Hatun titles for royal women ⓘ |
| relativeRankToSultan | second only to the sultan ⓘ |
| religionContext | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Topkapi Palace harem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valide Sultan apartments in the palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthority | informal but extensive political influence ⓘ |
| socialStatus | member of the Ottoman dynasty ⓘ |
| successorConcept | abolition with the end of the Ottoman sultanate ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
classical period of the Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
early modern period of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| titleType | hereditary by relation to reigning sultan ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Ottoman imperial court
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman imperial harem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Bezm-i Alem Valide Sultan