COMPANION

Gülfem Hatun

1500 - 1561

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Gülfem Hatun (Ottoman Turkish: کلفم خاتون; meaning "rose mouth", died October– November 1561) was a lady-in-waiting in the harem of Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (reign 1520–1566). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gülfem Hatun has received more than 456,987 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Gülfem Hatun is the 84th most popular companion (down from 74th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 158th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Turkish Companion.

Gülfem Hatun is most famous for being the wife of Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II.

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  • 460k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 73.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Gülfem Hatun ranks 84 out of 784. Before her are Blanche of Castile, Rabia Bala Hatun, Julia the Elder, Athaliah, Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain, and Isabella of France. After her are Astrid of Sweden, Isabella of Austria, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal, Anne of Kiev, Anna Pavlovna of Russia, and Katharina von Bora.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1500, Gülfem Hatun ranks 5. Before her are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Rüstem Pasha, Mahidevran, and Benvenuto Cellini. After her are Fatma Sultan, Lala Mustafa Pasha, Wu Cheng'en, Bartolomeo Eustachi, Hernando de Soto, John of Ávila, and Al-Mutawakkil III. Among people deceased in 1561, Gülfem Hatun ranks 3. Before her are Şehzade Bayezid, and Rüstem Pasha. After her are Menno Simons, Lope de Aguirre, Bairam Khan, Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara, Matteo Bandello, Claude Garamond, Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, Sayri Túpac, and Jan Tarnowski.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Gülfem Hatun ranks 17 out of 169. Before her are Hecuba (null), Balbinus (178), Kayqubad I (1188), Samuel of Bulgaria (958), Clement of Ohrid (840), and Dionysius Exiguus (475). After her are Pope Vitalian (600), Pope Sabinian (530), Briseis (null), Alexios III Angelos (1153), Glycerius (430), and Stateira II (-346).

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Among COMPANIONS In Turkey

Among companions born in Turkey, Gülfem Hatun ranks 2. Before her are Hecuba (null). After her are Laodice I (-300).

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