Simillarities between consorts Pt. 3
Gülçiçek Hatun & Hüma Hatun
Both were concubines of a sultan named Murad (Gülçiçek of Murad I, Hüma of Murad II).
Both have been confused in historical sources with the sultan’s royal wives (Gülçiçek with Tamara Hatun, Hüma with Mara Hatun).
Both were possibly of Greek origin.
Both became mothers of future sultans
Olivera Lazarevic & Mara Brankovic
Both were Serbian princesses, and were even related to each other.
Both were known as Despina Hatun.
Olivera was loved by the Serbs but disliked by the Ottomans. Mara was respected by the Ottomans, but her dynasty wasn’t celebrated by Serbs, especially because of stories that Mara’s grandfather had betrayed Prince Lazar (Olivera’s father).
Both experienced tragic events during their marriages, Olivera was captured together with Bayezid I, while Mara’s husband had her brothers captured and blinded.
Safiye Sultan & Halime Sultan
Both had the son named Mahmud.
Both were disliked by their mothers-in-law, Safiye by Nurbanu Sultan, and Halime by Safiye Sultan.
Both were exiled because of letters involving a kind of witchcraft, and in both cases, the letters ended up in the hands of their mother-in-law.
Both faced rebellions ,directly or indirectly that were aimed against them.
Nurbanu Sultan & Kösem Sultan
Both entered the imperial harem at the age of 12.
They lived a century apart, Nurbanu passed away in 1583, while Turhan in 1683.
Foreign ambassadors mistook both for being of Circassian origin in their reports.
their grandsons ascended the throne exactly 100 years apart, Mehmed III in 1595 and Mustafa II in 1695.
Both women were known for their beauty, generosity, and the affection they inspired among the people.
