Nurbanu Sultan

Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1574 to 1583

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Lived 1525–1583, aged 58Turkey

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1525–1583
Aged 58

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Afife Nurbanu Sultan was the chief consort and legal wife of Ottoman sultan Selim II. As the mother of Murad III, she served as valide sultan from 1574 until her death in 1583.

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Afife Nurbanu Sultan was the chief consort and legal wife of Ottoman sultan Selim II. As the mother of Murad III, she served as valide sultan from 1574 until her death in 1583. She was one of the most prominent figures during the Sultanate of Women.

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