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Şah Sultan

1509 - 1572

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Şah Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: شاه سلطان, also known as Şahıhuban, Şahi and Devlet Şah; c. 1500 - 1572) was an Ottoman princess, daughter of Sultan Selim I and one of his concubines. She was the half-sister of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Şah Sultan is the 1,712th most popular politician (down from 1,286th in 2019), the 225th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 181st in 2019) and the 124th most popular Turkish Politician.

Şah Sultan was a slave girl who became one of the most powerful women in Ottoman history. She was the mother of Suleiman the Magnificent, and her son's favorite wife. Şah Sultan was a slave girl who became one of the most powerful women in Ottoman history. She was the mother of Suleiman the Magnificent, and her son's favorite wife.

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Among politicians, Şah Sultan ranks 1,712 out of 19,576. Before her are Antonio López de Santa Anna, Zoran Đinđić, Vasili III of Russia, Béla III of Hungary, Isabella of Aragon, Queen of France, and Charles III of Naples. After her are Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours, Roger Williams, Han Duck-soo, Léon Degrelle, Gaspard II de Coligny, and Artaxerxes III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1509, Şah Sultan ranks 3. Before her are John Calvin, and Michael Servetus. After her are Daniele da Volterra, Fernão Mendes Pinto, Jan Matsys, John of Leiden, Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, Bernardino Telesio, Luis de Morales, Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal, and Leone Leoni. Among people deceased in 1572, Şah Sultan ranks 6. Before her are Pope Pius V, Bronzino, Sigismund II Augustus, Jeanne d'Albret, and Túpac Amaru. After her are Gaspard II de Coligny, Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, John Knox, Longqing Emperor, François Clouet, and Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Şah Sultan ranks 225 out of 1,347. Before her are Michael II (770), Dragut (1485), Henri Fayol (1841), Alexios V Doukas (1140), Constantine VIII (960), and Xenocrates (-396). After her are Memnon (null), Isaac I Komnenos (1007), Sabiha Gökçen (1913), Cemal Gürsel (1895), Fatma Sultan (1500), and Anitta (-1700).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Şah Sultan ranks 124. Before her are Anthemius (420), Michael I Rangabe (770), Theodore I Laskaris (1174), Michael II (770), Alexios V Doukas (1140), and Constantine VIII (960). After her are Memnon (null), Isaac I Komnenos (1007), Cemal Gürsel (1895), Anitta (-1700), Kayqubad I (1188), and Glycerius (430).

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