Gülnaz Sultan
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| Gülnaz Sultan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1623 |
| Died | 1641 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Spouse | Murad IV |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Gülnaz Sultan[1] was a concubine of Sultan Murad IV of the Ottoman Empire.
Biography[edit]
Little is know about her family background. Records says she was born in Bulgaria, daughter of a merchant. In 1636 she was given as gift to Murad by his sister, Atike Sultan. In 1637, Gülnaz gave birth to her fist Şehzade and earned the favorite status.
Issue[edit]
- Şehzade Selim (1637–1640)
- Şehzade Abdul (1638 – 1638)
- Şehzade Mahmud (1639 – 1640)
- Şehzade Bayezid (1640-1640)
- Zeynep Sultan (1637 - 1654), married in 1653, Numan Sahir Pasha
References[edit]
- ↑ Mother of Zeynep Sultan, Sehzade Selim, Sehzade Abdul, Sehzade Mahmud and Sehzade Bayzid. Last Haseki of Sultan Murad IV.
- Roemer, H. R. (1986). "The Safavid Period". The Cambridge History of Iran, Vol. 6: The Timurid and Safavid Periods. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521200946. Search this book on
- Peirce, Leslie. "The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire". New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.
- Alderson, A. D. (1956). The Structure of the Ottoman Dynasty. Oxford: Clarendon. Search this book on
- Andrea, Bernadette (2007). Women and Islam in Early Modern English Literature. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-12176-7. Search this book on
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