Comments on: Suleiman the Magnificent https://rideandseek.com/suleiman-the-maginificent/ Bicycle Tours and Epic Adventures! Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:08:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 By: Ed https://rideandseek.com/suleiman-the-maginificent/#comment-4254 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:08:39 +0000 https://www.rideandseek.com/?p=10006#comment-4254 In reply to Joyce Smith.

if I remembered correctly, Gulfem was his first concubine before Mahidevran, but Gulfem lost the baby. Mahidevran also got pregnant the 2nd time after Mustafa, but she also miscarried. That’s two. i dunno where else is the 3rd one.

]]> By: Nasif Hossain https://rideandseek.com/suleiman-the-maginificent/#comment-3786 Sat, 08 Jun 2024 06:37:26 +0000 https://www.rideandseek.com/?p=10006#comment-3786 In reply to Dylan Reynolds.

Emperor Suleiman the Magnificent was only married to Empress Hurrem Sultan; other women were his consorts or co-wives. After developing strong feelings for Empress Hurrem Sultan, the Emperor refrained from any further sexual or romantic relationships with other women. However, the series portrayed this situation quite differently, and it is believed that it was done for dramatic effect.

]]> By: Dylan Reynolds https://rideandseek.com/suleiman-the-maginificent/#comment-3659 Wed, 17 Apr 2024 06:49:01 +0000 https://www.rideandseek.com/?p=10006#comment-3659 Definitive information is hard to come by but the general idea is that Suleiman the Magnificent had several daughters, including Mihrimah Sultan, married to grand vizier Rüstem Pasha, and married to Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, another grand vizier. Ismihan Sultan married to Sinan Pasha, and Fatma Sultan married to Mustafa Pasha. Their marriages often reflected political alliances and power structures of the Ottoman Empire.

]]> By: Izzy https://rideandseek.com/suleiman-the-maginificent/#comment-3642 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 07:31:24 +0000 https://www.rideandseek.com/?p=10006#comment-3642 Who were the 4 daughters? I know he had a daughter who died before he met Hurrem. I know about Mihrimah, but who are the other 3? I can’t find anything about them

]]> By: Dylan Reynolds https://rideandseek.com/suleiman-the-maginificent/#comment-3633 Tue, 20 Feb 2024 09:12:56 +0000 https://www.rideandseek.com/?p=10006#comment-3633 Hi Joyce. The Magnificent Century was a great series, wasn’t it? Really evocative. With regards to the question of how many sons Suleiman had, our history team consider not just Hurrem but also his other two consorts – Mahidevran Hatun and Gülfem Hatun. We were working off the premise that they bore 8 sons. Do note, though, that 3 sons died in childhood, and some documentation excludes them from the record.

]]> By: Joyce Smith https://rideandseek.com/suleiman-the-maginificent/#comment-3632 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:40:50 +0000 https://www.rideandseek.com/?p=10006#comment-3632 I watched the series Magnificent Century and became fascinated with the story. It was intriguing and made me research the actual history, which, paints a different picture. Of course it was embellished as that’s what’s done to keep one watching. I’m puzzled as this piece said he had 8 sons. Hurrem bore 4 sons and 1 daughter while Mahidevern had Mustafa. That’s 5. Who had 3 other children? Also, in the series, Hurrem was Sulieman’s only legal wife, and he never married Mahidevern.

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