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Mihrimah Sultan Mosque
In order to have two monumental mosques in her name, Mihrimah Sultan must've been powerful and rich. Indeed, her husband, Rüstem Pasha, was the richest Grand Vizier in history of the Ottoman Empire. Furthermore, she was Suleiman the Magnificent's only beloved daughter. Her mother, Hürrem Sultan, started the Sultanate of Women era, as the only legal wife of Suleiman the Magnificent. Backed by these powerful ...
Of all Ottoman heritage in Istanbul, undoubtedly the most visible are monumental imperial mosques such as the Iskele Mosque in Üsküdar.
The biggest are the 16th and 17th century complexes, although mosques built in the 18th and 19th century are equally significant. Fatih Sultan Mehmed constructed two big mosques in the 15th century, right after he conquered Constantinople. But these two original ...
Of all Ottoman heritage in Istanbul, monumental Ottoman imperial mosques are the most important and most visible. The biggest and most impressive complexes are from the 16th and 17th century, although mosques built in the 18th and 19th century are equally significant and beautiful.
OTTOMAN IMPERIAL MOSQUES
These historic structures were commissioned by ...
OTTOMAN IMPERIAL MOSQUES
These historic structures were commissioned by ...
The story of Sultanate of Women continues with Mihrimah Sultan. This fascinating period of time in Ottoman history started in approximately 1533, when Suleiman the Magnificent married the love of his life - Hurrem Sultan. It ended with the death of Turhan Hatice Sultan in 1683.
WHAT IS SULTANATE OF WOMEN?
It was the time when wives and mothers of sultans ...
WHAT IS SULTANATE OF WOMEN?
It was the time when wives and mothers of sultans ...
