Safiye Sultan

Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1595 to 1603
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Summary

Safiye Sultan was born on January 1, 1550[1], in Dukagjin[2]. She died on November 10, 1618[3], in Istanbul[4]. She ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,672 views/month, #6,852 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Hagia Sophia[6]
  • Child: Mehmed III[7], Ayşe Sultan[8], Fatma Sultan[9], Mihrimah Sultan[10], Hümaşah Sultan[11], Şehzade Selim[12]
  • Country of citizenship: Ottoman Empire[13]
  • Native language: Ottoman Turkish[14]
  • Position held: valide sultan[15]
  • Member of: Ottoman dynasty[16]
  • Religion or worldview: Islam[17]
  • Sex or gender: female[18]
  • Commons category: Safiye Sultan[19]
  • Unmarried partner: Murad III[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Turkish[21], Persian[22], Arabic[23], Ottoman Turkish[24]
  • Name in native language: صفيه سلطان[25]
  • Different from: Safiye Sultan[26]
  • Writing language: Ottoman Turkish[27]

Why It Matters

Safiye Sultan has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] She is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Safiye Sultan born?

Safiye Sultan was born in Dukagjin[2].

Where did Safiye Sultan die?

Safiye Sultan passed away in Istanbul[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · DifoolBot bot · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Ottoman dynasty
    Part of → —
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  2. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp02209480
    Position held → valide sultan
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Turkish, Persian, Arabic +1
    Child → Mehmed III, Ayşe Sultan, Fatma Sultan +3
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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