Gülnuş Sultan (1642–1715)

Born 1642 CE, died 1715 CE.

Emetullah Rabia Gülnûş Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: گلنوش امت الله رابعه سلطان; c.1642 – 6 November 1715) was the chief consort of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed IV, Haseki sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1664 to 1687, the mother of Ottoman sultans Mustafa II and Ahmed III, and the Valide sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1695 to 1715. She was one of the prominent figures during the era of the Sultanate of Women which spanned for nearly 200 years and ended with her death in 1715. She is considered to be the last powerful imperial consort and Valide sultan in Ottoman history.

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