valide sultan
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The valide sultan was the title given to the mother of the reigning Ottoman sultan, who often wielded significant political influence and controlled the imperial harem.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ottoman court title
ⓘ
female honorific title ⓘ royal title ⓘ |
| appliesTo | mother of the reigning Ottoman sultan ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | Sultanate of Women NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | imperial harem ⓘ |
| authorityOver |
eunuchs of the harem
ⓘ
palace women ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
chief black eunuch
ⓘ
grand vizier ⓘ |
| courtRank |
above haseki sultan
ⓘ
below the reigning sultan ⓘ |
| etymology | from Ottoman Turkish "valide" meaning "mother" ⓘ |
| genderAssociation | female ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Ottoman politics
ⓘ
court appointments ⓘ imperial charitable foundations ⓘ imperial succession dynamics ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Ottoman Turkish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableExample |
Hafsa Sultan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kosem Sultan NERFINISHED ⓘ Nurbanu Sultan NERFINISHED ⓘ Pertevniyal Sultan NERFINISHED ⓘ Turhan Sultan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronOf |
charitable complexes
ⓘ
mosques ⓘ public fountains ⓘ schools ⓘ |
| positionInCourt | one of the highest-ranking women in the Ottoman court ⓘ |
| power | significant political influence ⓘ |
| predecessorRole | hatun ⓘ |
| privilege |
controlled substantial financial resources
ⓘ
maintained own court and household ⓘ |
| relatedTitle |
haseki sultan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sultan ⓘ |
| religionContext | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Topkapi Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residenceArea | harem apartments ⓘ |
| role | head of the imperial harem ⓘ |
| successionRule | title held only while her son reigned as sultan ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
continuity of the Ottoman dynasty
ⓘ
maternal authority in the Ottoman dynasty ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ classical period of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| usedIn | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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