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Safiye Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: صفیہ سلطان; "purity"; 13 October 1696 – 15 May 1778) was an Ottoman princess, daughter of Sultan Mustafa II, and half-sister of Sultans Mahmud I and Osman III of the Ottoman Empire.
Safiye Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: صفیه سلطان; "the pure one" c. 1550 — after 1619) was the Haseki Sultan of Murad III and Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire as the mother of Mehmed III and the grandmother of two Sultans Ahmed I and Mustafa I.
Safiye Sultan was an Ottoman princess, daughter of Sultan Mustafa II, and half-sister of Sultans Mahmud I and Osman III of the Ottoman Empire.
Safiye Sultan was the Haseki Sultan of Murad III and Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire as the mother of Mehmed III and the grandmother of two Sultans Ahmed I and Mustafa I. Safiye was also one of the eminent figures during the era known as the Sultanate of Women.
Safiye Sultan was the favourite consort of the Ottoman sultan Murad III (reigned 1574–95) and the mother of his son Mehmed III (reigned 1595–1603); she exercised a strong influence on Ottoman affairs during the reigns of both sultans.
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Nov 18, 2017 · Safiye Sultan was the chief consort of Murad III and queen mother of Mehmed III. She was one of the most powerful chief consorts and queen mothers in Ottoman history. Contrary to the previous chief consorts or queen mothers, Safiye Sultan didn’t need a great love story, and she never hesitated to show her intelligence and ambitions.
Safiye Sultan was the wife of Ottoman Sultan Ahmed I and the mother of Sultan Mustafa II. She was the first woman to become Valide Sultan, the title for the mother of the Ottoman sultan. Safiye is most famous for her construction of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul.
