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The Sultanate of Women 3/3: Kösem & Turhan
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Ottoman Sultans kept a harem of hundreds of enslaved concubines to bear their children. But from 1533 to 1656 a handful of remarkable women bent the harem system to their wills and exercised extraordinary political influence and power. This period is known as the The Sultanate of Women.
Hürrem Sultan
Mihrimah Sultan
Nurbanu Sultan
Safiye Sultan
Handan Sultan
Halime Sultan
Kösem Sultan
Turhan Sultan
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Intro Music: Baroque Coffee House by Doug Maxwell
Music: Desert Caravan by Aaron Kenny
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106 episodes
Manage episode 352751072 series 3347558
Ottoman Sultans kept a harem of hundreds of enslaved concubines to bear their children. But from 1533 to 1656 a handful of remarkable women bent the harem system to their wills and exercised extraordinary political influence and power. This period is known as the The Sultanate of Women.
Hürrem Sultan
Mihrimah Sultan
Nurbanu Sultan
Safiye Sultan
Handan Sultan
Halime Sultan
Kösem Sultan
Turhan Sultan
Join me every Tuesday when I'm Spilling the Tea on History!
Check out my Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/lindsayholiday
Please consider supporting me at https://www.patreon.com/LindsayHoliday and help me make more fascinating videos!
Intro Music: Baroque Coffee House by Doug Maxwell
Music: Desert Caravan by Aaron Kenny
#womenshistory #TheCrownRealHistory #RomanovHistory #HistoryTeaTime #LindsayHoliday
Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on this podcast.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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