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Also known as Handan Hatun, Helena Hatun, Valide Handan Sultan

fourth Valide Sultan of Ottoman Empire from 1603 to 1605

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It is catalogued under topics including 1560s births, 1570s births and 1605 deaths.

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Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1987-04-24
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Tenure
22 December 1603 – 9 November 1605
Predecessor
Safiye Sultan
Successor
Halime Sultan
Born
c. 1570 , Sanjak of Bosnia , Rumelia , Ottoman Empire
Died
9 November 1605 (1605-11-09) (aged 34–35), Topkapı Palace , Constantinople , Ottoman Empire
Burial
Mehmed III Mausoleum, Hagia Sophia , Istanbul
Consort of
Mehmed III ​ ( died 1603 ) ​
Issue
Fatma Sultan, Şehzade Selim, Şehzade Süleyman, Ayşe Sultan, Şah Sultan, Ahmed I
House
House of Osman ( by marriage )
Religion
Sunni Islam (converted)

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Number of children
5
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date of death
1605-11-09
date of birth
1570-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Handan Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: خندان سلطان; c. 1570 – 9 November 1605) was a consort of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed III, and mother and Valide Sultan to their son Sultan Ahmed I. She was de facto regent for her son, a politically influential woman during her tenure from 1603 to 1605 for her son. Handan Sultan was one of the prominent figures during the era known as the Sultanate of Women and lived during the reign of three ottoman Sultans: Murad III, Mehmed III and Ahmed I.

After entering the Ottoman Imperial Harem—probably in 1583—she became one of the two known consorts of then-Prince Mehmed; she succeeded in having her third son, Ahmed, named the heir to the throne, after her husband's accession as Sultan Mehmed III in 1595, through alliances with her mother-in-law Safiye Sultan. Initially overshadowed by her mother-in-law and kept away from politics, she acquired power and influence after Mehmed III's death in 1603, becoming the Valide Sultan under her son, now Sultan Ahmed I.

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