Mahidevran Sultan, whose biography is well known to our contemporaries because of the series "The Magnificent Century" - who she really was?Certainly, many of the fans of the popular movie wondered about the real prototypes Sultan concubines - the character displayed on the screen.Let's try to figure it out.
Mahidevran Sultan.Biography: harem and palace intrigues
future wife of Suleiman came from a princely family of Circassian Kanukova.In his own family, she was the older sister of the prince of the tribe Maashuka Kanukova.Another was Gülbahar her name, which is translated from Circassian meant "spring rose."
Presumably, she was born in 1481.While still a teenager, she became the concubine of Suleiman the Magnificent, at that time still only preparing to occupy the throne of the state (sultan Suleiman began only after the death of his father Selim in 1520).They shared the first-born was born in 1515.Moreover, despite the fact that Gyulhabar was only his third wife, her son was the first-born male to Suleiman, and, consequently, the main contender for the throne in the future.However Mahidevran Sultan, whose biography is known also due to palace intrigues, very soon found a dangerous rival in the harem.
This competitor became very well known in Europe, and especially in the Slavic world, Roksolana.In the palace of the Ottoman dynasty was her name Hjurrem Sultan.She quickly won the love and trust of Suleiman I. And in 1521 bore him a son, Mehmet, then Selim.Roksolana was very ambitious woman, and very soon it captured the idea to sit on the throne of his son.Looking ahead to say that she managed it: Mehmet died in 1543, but Selim did become the next Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.In the meantime, the rivalry between the two women is increasingly flared.Jealousy and hatred repeatedly led to gossip, mutual insults and even fights.However, Roksolana, win the heart of the sultan, still managed to win this fight.The result of infighting for Mahidevran was that she was deported with her son Mustafa to live in the province of Manisa, where the last governor became sultan.A few years later Mustafa was executed in 1553 on charges of conspiracy directed against his father.
Mahidevran Sultan.Biography: cause of death and the last years of life
rest of his life turned out for the ex-wife of the Sultan is very vague.She led him to the provinces, first in Manisa, Bursa later.In 1566, the son takes the throne Roksolany-Hjurrem Selim II.He appoints the content Mahidevran sultana.Ona widow dies of old age in 1581, at age 83, and her husband survived, and eternal rival, and his son, and even Selim II, son of his opponentki.As mentioned above, Mahidevran Sultan, whose biography is well known for a long time in the environment of the eastern nations, today was glorified through popular TV series.
Mahidevran Sultan.Actress: Biography
Her image in the series "Magnificent Century" was brilliantly played by German actress of Turkish origin Asiya nur fettahoğlu.She is now 32 years.The actress grew up in a family of migrant workers in the city of Duisburg and has gained popularity due to shooting in the series.
