Gevherhan Sultan | |||||
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Born | c. 1544 Manisa, Ottoman Empire | ||||
Died | c. 1624[1] Istanbul, Ottoman Empire | (aged 79–80)||||
Burial | Hagia Sophia Mosque, Istanbul | ||||
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Dynasty | Ottoman | ||||
Father | Selim II | ||||
Mother | Nurbanu Sultan[2] | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Gevherhan Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: کوھرخان سلطان, "Gem of the Khan"; sometimes wrote as Gevhermülük Sultan; c. 1544 – c. 1624) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Sultan Selim II (reign 1566–1574) and his favorite Nurbanu Sultan. She was the granddaughter of Suleiman the Magnificent (reign 1520–66) and Hürrem Sultan, sister of Sultan Murad III (reign 1574–95) and aunt of Sultan Mehmed III (reign 1595–1603).