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Roxelana - Hurrem Sultan

Roxelana Hurrem Sultan tomb


Roxelana, also known as Hurrem Sultan is the wife of the Suleyman I ( Suleiman the Magnificent )

She was the wife of the Suleiman the Magnificent. There is a term called as "Power of Women sultanate " and she is the beginning of it. His colorful life, his intrigues, his intelligence, his courage and his passions, became legend.

She had five sons and one daughter.

  • Mehmet
  • Mihrimah Sultan ( her tomb is near to mother's tomb )
  • Abdullah
  • Selim ( he is the 11th sultan of the Ottoman as Selim II )
  • Bayezit
  • Cihangir 






There are also two more graves in Roxelana's tombs as below;






Where is Roxelana buried? Where is Roxelana tomb?

Roxelana's tomb is in the garden of the Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul.

You can find it from the following map;


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