Ismihan Sultan

Ismihan Sultan
Born1545
Manisa, Ottoman Empire
Died8 August 1585(1585-08-08) (aged 39–40)
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(present day Istanbul, Turkey)
Burial
Selim II Mausoleum, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Spouse
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(m. 1562; died 1579)​
Kalaylıkoz Ali Pasha
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(m. 1584)​
Issue
  • First marriage
  • Safiye Hanımsultan
  • Sultanzade Ahmed Bey
  • Sultanzade Sokolluzade Ibrahim Pasha
  • Sultanzade Piri Mehmed Bey
  • Second marriage
  • Sultanzade Mahmud Bey
Names
Turkish: Ismihan Sultan
Ottoman Turkish: اسمیخان سلطان
DynastyOttoman
FatherSelim II
MotherNurbanu Sultan
ReligionSunni Islam
Opening pages from the Qur'an probably meant for the Selim I (1512–1520), perhaps to celebrate his conquest of Mamluk Egypt and Syria in 1517. Seventy years later this luxurious manuscript was dedicated to the mausoleum of her father, Selim II (1566–1574), by great-granddaughter of Selim I, Ismihan Sultan. Dated September 1517.[1] Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum

Ismihan Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: اسمیخان سلطان, "Purity of the Khan" or "Highness of the Khan"; also Esmehan Sultan; Manisa, 1545 – Costantinople, 8 August 1585) was an Ottoman princess, daughter of Sultan Selim II (reign 1566–74) and his favorite concubine, Haseki Sultan and legal wife Nurbanu Sultan. She was the granddaughter of Suleiman the Magnificent (reign 1520–66) and his favourite consort and legal wife Hürrem Sultan, sister of Sultan Murad III (reign 1574–95) and aunt of Sultan Mehmed III (reign 1595–1603).

  1. ^ "The Art of the Qur'an: Explore & Discover". National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian.