Handan Sultan

Handan Sultan
Tomb of Handan Sultan in Mehmed III's mausoleum
Valide sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Tenure22 December 1603 – 9 November 1605
PredecessorSafiye Sultan
SuccessorHalime Sultan
BornHelena
c. 1568
Bosnia
Died(1605-11-09)9 November 1605 (aged c. 36-37)
Topkapı Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Burial
Mehmed III Mausoleum, Hagia Sophia Mosque, Istanbul
ConsortMehmed III
IssueFatma Sultan
Şehzade Selim
Şehzade Süleyman
Ayşe Sultan
Ahmed I
Şehzade Osman
ReligionSunni Islam (converted)

Handan Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: خندان سلطان, "smiling"; c. 1568 - 9 November 1605) was a consort of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed III, and mother and Valide Sultan to their son Sultan Ahmed I.