Hafsa Sultan (wife of Selim I)
| Hafsa Sultan حفصه سلطان |
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| Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire | |
| Tenure | 30 September 1520 – 19 March 1534 |
| Predecessor |
Gülbahar Hatun (as Valide Hatun) |
| Successor | Nurbanu Sultan |
| Born | 1479 |
| Died | 19 March 1534 (aged 54–55) Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Burial | Yavuz Selim Mosque, Fatih, Istanbul |
| Spouse | Sultan Selim I |
| Issue |
Sultan Suleiman I Hatice Sultan Fatma Sultan Hafsa Sultan |
| House | House of Osman (by marriage) |
| Father | Abd'ûl-Muin |
| Religion | Islam |
Hafsa Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: حفصہ سلطان ; 1479 – 19 March 1534) was the wife of Selim I and the first valide sultan of the Ottoman Empire as the mother of Suleiman the Magnificent. During the period between her son's enthronement in 1520 and her death in 1534, she was one of the most influential persons in the Ottoman Empire.
Hafsa Sultan was once incorrectly regarded as having been the daughter of Meñli I Giray, but is now understood to have been a convert to Islam of unknown origins.
Having resided in the city of Manisa in western Turkey with her son, who administered the surrounding region between 1513 and 1520, the town being one of the traditional residences for Ottoman crown princes (şehzade) in apprenticeship for future power, Hafsa Sultan is the initiator of the Manisa's "Mesir Festival", a local tradition still continued today. She also had a large complex consisting of a mosque, a primary school, a college and a hospice built in the city.
She was also the first Ottoman imperial women who held title "sultan" after her given name, replacing title "hatun". This usage reflected the Ottoman conception of sovereign power as "family prerogative". Consequently, the title valide hatun (title for living mother of the reigning Ottoman sultan before 16th century) also turned into valide sultan, made Hafsa the first valide sultan. Her period signalled the shifting status of the sultan's mother and her increased share in power. After the birth of her son Suleiman, born on 6 November 1494 in Trabzon, she gave birth to three daughters: Hatice, Fatma and Hafsa.
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