Handan Sultan | |
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Valide sultan of the Ottoman Empire | |
Tenure | 22 December 1603 – 9 November 1605 |
Predecessor | Safiye Sultan |
Successor | Halime Sultan |
Born | Helena c. 1568 Bosnia |
Died | Topkapı Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire | 9 November 1605 (aged c. 36-37)
Burial | Mehmed III Mausoleum, Hagia Sophia Mosque, Istanbul |
Consort | Mehmed III |
Issue | Fatma Sultan Şehzade Selim Şehzade Süleyman Ayşe Sultan Ahmed I Şehzade Osman |
Religion | Sunni 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.