Hürrem Sultan (Turkish pronunciation: [hyɾˈɾæm suɫˈtan]; Ottoman Turkish: خرّم سلطان; c. 1505 [2][3] – 15 April 1558), also known as Roxelana, was the chief consort and legal wife of Ottoman sultan …

Roxelana, Slavic woman who was forced into concubinage and later became the wife of the Ottoman sultan Suleyman the Magnificent. Through her influence on the sultan and her mastery of palace …

The harem in which Roxelana was installed was a social institution with a long history in the Middle East, where polygamy had been a traditional practice long before the region became Muslim.

Jun 7, 2025 · But Roxelana, who rose to power in the palace of Suleiman the Magnificent, sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1520 to 1566, was neither of these things. A rare combination of fate and …

Apr 17, 2025 · Hurrem Sultan is known in western sources as Roxelana or Rossa, derived from the word Rousse meaning Russian. Hurrem Sultan was not the first wife to bear a son to Suleiman; therefore, …

Roxelana, also known as Hürrem Sultan, was a significant figure in the Ottoman Empire during the 16th century, recognized for her rise from a captive to the legal wife of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.

The novel Roxelana şi Soliman by Romanian author Vintilă Corbul is a fictionalized account of the love story between Hürrem, whose origin is identified as Polish noblewoman Alexandra Lisowska, and …

Hürrem Haseki Sultan, or Roxelana (as she was called in the West), also called the 'Great Sultana', is well known in modern Turkey and the world, as well as being the subject of many works artistic.

May 4, 2019 · Roxelana’s notoriety has lasted long after the end of her life. Despite her status as a female slave in a patriarchal society, she would go on to make her mark in politics, break traditions, …

Contains important articles by Oleksander Halenko and others, as well as several translations of works about Roxelana from various European literatures, and an extensive bibliography.