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And he would be the only one that notices it, which helps him slot into place that she and Leo know each other. Other people kind of recognize the faces, but not really.

Humphrey! There you are.

a motherfucking dance off???

and mahidevran called her alexandra???? and now hurrem is in the dungeons??? and no dance off??

also i’m not sure how good the english subtitles are because i 100% know baba is dad not mom

like this show low key i wanna pick up red henna now

ahhh the ottoman slave trade of course suleyman is confused that a skilled laborer wants payment

ok the sparring is boring so i’ll just say that mustafa is a little shit (the fault lies with the sense of entitlement an unjust hierarchical system like monarchy breeds)

so like suleyman is going to release her right…lmao just as i’m typing this he hears her voice in the wind or something. he’s all pensive and shit and yep lmaooooo he’s just asked for hurrem!!! my girl is free and has the upper hand

i’m 90% valide sultan is his mom?

ibrahim is responsible for fucking everything and venetian to boot. is he going to defect or something he’s a slave or similar right even if he’s suleyman’s chosen brother.

ohhh mustafa is kind of adorable following around gram like that

ugh the worst part of post partum was having to be fed hang in there hurrem you’ll carry your own spoon soon

love the same five cgi scenes i really believe this is a cast big world

it’s a blessing i know nothing about sixteenth century ottoman court fashion

ooooh look at him bringing up muhibbi (like tho i hate poetry i am definitely not consort)

okay speaking on the pieces of western fashion they are so cheap the silhouettes are ok for england/france

i feel safe assuming this is like reign level ottoman court fashion

Yes, the Valide Sultan is Suleiman's mother! Valide itself is actually a more archaic word for "mother" in Turkish, and the mother of a prince would govern over his harem for him, first as a prince and then (hopefully) once he became a sultan.

Fun fact of sorts too: all Ottoman slaves had to, after a certain period, receive their freedom. A harem woman could receive this through either being married out of the harem (a whole other thing to get into) or after the man whose harem they were a part of died. So the Valide Sultan would be a free woman at this point! (That she's a "princess" is a popular historical misconception haha.)

And, yep, Ibrahim's a slave! The Ottomans abducted slaves of both genders and, if going into "royal service," women might wind up in the harem, but men would either be in political or military service. (Basically, the sultanate was filling the ranks with slaves everywhere which is a little wild.)

There were also literally societal tiers of sorts among their fellow slaves in the case of both Hürrem and Ibrahim that I can get into, it's a little wild.

"I'm assuming this is like Reign level historical fashion." -> honestly, a safe bet, but at least it's pretty lol

You're the first person I've encountered that's called Mustafa "a little shit" and, honestly, I am ~vibing~ xD

“Strong, bold and mysterious — she wears purple like armor.”