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Handan Sultan

1574 - 1605

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Handan Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: خندان سلطان; c. 1565/1568 – 9 November 1605) was a consort of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed III, and mother and Valide Sultan to their son Sultan Ahmed I. She acted as de facto regent during her tenure from 1603 to 1605. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Handan Sultan is the 1,094th most popular politician (down from 626th in 2019), the 83rd most popular biography from Greece (down from 64th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Greek Politician.

Handan Sultan is most famous for being the wife of Suleiman the Magnificent. She was a powerful and influential woman in her own right, and she acted as regent for her son Selim II during his minority.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Handan Sultan ranks 1,094 out of 19,576. Before her are Roger II of Sicily, Boris III of Bulgaria, Ottokar II of Bohemia, Hassan Rouhani, Allen Dulles, and Antigonus I Monophthalmus. After her are Wilhelm Pieck, Gediminas, Saud of Saudi Arabia, Clara Petacci, Harold Godwinson, and Ladislaus the Posthumous.

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Among people born in 1574, Handan Sultan ranks 2. Before her is Pope Innocent X. After her are Maria Anna of Bavaria, Anne of Denmark, William Oughtred, Frederick IV, Elector Palatine, Maria Christina, Princess of Transylvania, Robert Fludd, Wilhelm Kettler, Feng Menglong, Qin Liangyu, and Elisabeth of Lorraine. Among people deceased in 1605, Handan Sultan ranks 5. Before her are Akbar, Pope Leo XI, Pope Clement VIII, and Boris Godunov. After her are John Davis, Feodor II of Russia, Jean Nicot, Ulisse Aldrovandi, Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Theodore Beza, and Naresuan.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Handan Sultan ranks 83 out of 1,024. Before her are Peleus (null), Clement of Alexandria (150), Pope Hyginus (100), Galla Placidia (388), Paul of Greece (1901), and Antigonus I Monophthalmus (-382). After her are Melissus of Samos (-470), Creon (null), Giorgio de Chirico (1888), Irene Papas (1929), Mikis Theodorakis (1925), and Mardonius (-600).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Handan Sultan ranks 27. Before her are Constantine I of Greece (1868), George II of Greece (1890), Peleus (null), Galla Placidia (388), Paul of Greece (1901), and Antigonus I Monophthalmus (-382). After her are Creon (null), Philip III of Macedon (-359), Alexander of Greece (1893), John III Doukas Vatatzes (1192), Lysimachus (-361), and Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt (1789).

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