#sultanmurad

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.

Ayşe Hafsa Sultan & Nurbanu Sultan

Both were consorts to sultans named Selim.

Both gave birth first to daughters.

Ayşe Hafsa was the first to hold the title of Valide Sultan, while Nurbanu was the first to hold it as an official, legally recognized position.

Both were known for their beauty.

Both were charitable and beloved by the people.

Handan Sultan & Saliha Dilaşub Sultan

Both were of Balkan Slavic origin (Handan was Bosnian, Dilaşub may have been Serbian ).

Both were the first concubines presented to the prince/sultan.

Both served only 2 years as Valide Sultan.

Both were favored by their mothers-in-law.

Both had sons named Süleyman (Handan’s son died in childhood)

Servetseza Kadın & Rahime Perestu Kadın

Both were of Circassian origin.

Both were consorts of Sultan Abdülmecid I.

Both adopted children of other consorts who had passed away.

The sons they adopted later became sultans.

Turhan Sultan & Halime Sultan

Both fell out of Sultan's favor

Both had rivalries with their mothers-in-law.

Gevherhan Sultan was perhaps the eldest daughter of Sultan Ahmed I. However, her mother’s identity remains uncertain. For a time, she was thought to be the daughter of Kösem Sultan, but this theory now seems highly unlikely. Some sources instead name Mahfiruze as her mother. It is also possible that Gevherhan was born in 1605, between the births of Princes Osman and Mehmed. If this is the case, then neither Kösem nor Mahfiruze could have been her mother.

A 1615 report by the Venetian ambassador C. Valier stated that the wife of Öküz Mehmed Pasha (Gevherhan’s first husband) shared a mother with the eldest prince, Osman. Additionally, a report from 1627 refers to Gevherhan’s second husband, Topal Recep Pasha, and mentions that he had been appointed by Osman II and that his wife was Osman’s elder sister.

The most plausible theory is that Gevherhan was born in 1605 to an unknown concubine. Sultan Ahmed I was fond of his great-aunt, Gevherhan Sultan (daughter of Selim II), so naming his first daughter after her would make sense.

Alternatively, she could have been born AFTER Osman to Mahfiruze . However, it is unlikely she was born before Osman by Mahfiruze, as Ahmed I only ascended the throne in late December 1603. He was circumcised shortly thereafter, and only then began to receive concubines.

Gevherhan’s first marriage took place in 1612, when she was wed to Öküz Mehmed Pasha. The groom, then 55 years old, reportedly waited until Gevherhan reached puberty to consummate the marriage. They had one son, who died in infancy. Öküz Mehmed Pasha served as Grand Vizier from 1614 to 1616 during Ahmed I’s reign, and again briefly in 1619 under Osman II. After his final dismissal, he died in Aleppo around 1620.

In 1622, during the reign of Osman II, Gevherhan married Topal Recep Pasha. He served as Grand Vizier under Murad IV in 1632, but was executed later that same year. With Recep Pasha, Gevherhan had a daughter named Safiye.

In all the series about Fatih Sultan Mehmed, mostly only Gülbahar was shown. Gülşah and Çiçek appeared only once, and his wife Mükrime Hatun wasn’t shown at all. While I understand that the series portrayed different periods of his reign and that Çiçek was a later concubine, after the conquest, so she wasn't present during the time shown in the newest Fatih Series, it still lacked representation of important figures.

earlier consorts of Suleyman, especially the mother of Şehzade Mahmud (his actual eldest son).

Gevherhan Sultan, the daughter of Nurbanu and Selim II, was also missing from Magnificent Century: Kösem while at that time she was very important figure

Handan Sultan's daughters should also have been inciuded.

instead of including Murad IV’s second Haseki, the series created a fictional character, Farya, as his love interest