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Ottoman Harem

It is stated that on the average there are 400 women in the Ottoman harem and this number can be increased up to 1600. There are two basic functions of harem starting to take place in the state;

The first is the place where the sultan, prince, and the state elders are provided with concubines and spouses. This is very important because the princesses with Fatih left the marriage to foreign dynasties and this is an indispensable function for the continuation of the dynasty .

The second one is a school. An aristocracy based on education was established by the marriage of the carousels educated in the palace by young people who graduated from Enderun. It is the institution that allows the caravans to be educated to ensure the creation of an aristocracy connected to the dynasty and the dynasty.

In the Ottoman Empire, the harem was an environment in which everyone could not enter. The word harem means 'untouchable, holy'. Contrary to what is known, 'Harem-i Hümayun' in the Ottoman Empire was a institution parallel to the 'Enderun' mosques that brought up the statesmen.

Please check Roxelana Hurrem Sultan

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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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