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The position was arguably the most important position in the Ottoman Empire , after sultan himself. As the mother to the Sultan , the Valide Sultan would have a great influence on the affairs of the Empire.

NOTABLE VALIDE SULTAN

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Amina Gul-Bahar Khanum (1481-1492)

Gulbehar Hatun Mahidevran (1520-1534)

Hürrem (mother of Selim II )

Nur Banu (mother of Murad II )

Safiye Sultan (mother of Mehmed III )

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Turhan Hadice (mother of Mehmed IV )

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Mah-Para Ummatallah Rabia Gül-Nüz Ummetulla (mother of Mustafa II )

Saliha Sabkati (mother of Mahmud I )

Sehsuvar (mother of Osman III )

Mihr-i Shah (mother of Selim III )

Ayse Seniyeperver ( Aisha Sina Parvar , Ayse Sine-perver , mother of Mustafa IV )

Naksh-i-Dil (mother of Mahmud II )

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Bezmiâlem ( Bazim-i Alam , mother of Abd-ul-Mejid I )

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REFERENCE

, 1993, ISBN 0195086775 (paperback).