POLITICIAN
Kösem Sultan
1590 - 1651
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Kösem Sultan
Kösem Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: كوسم سلطان; c. 1589 – 2 September 1651), also known as Mahpeyker Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: ماه پیكر; lit. 'Moon-Shaped'), was Haseki Sultan as the chief consort of the Ottoman Sultan Ahmed I, Valide Sultan as a mother of sultans Murad IV and Ibrahim and Büyük Valide Sultan as a grandmother of Sultan Mehmed IV. She became one of the most powerful and influential women in Ottoman history as well as a central figure during the period known as the Sultanate of Women. Kösem's stature and influence were facilitated by her astute grasp of Ottoman politics and the large number of children she bore. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kösem Sultan has received more than 5,209,495 page views. Her biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Kösem Sultan is the 98th most popular politician (down from 84th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Greece (down from 13th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Greek Politician.
Kösem Sultan was most famous for being a powerful and influential woman in the Ottoman Empire. She was one of the most powerful women in the Ottoman Empire. She was a slave girl who became a concubine, then a wife, and finally the mother of the sultan.
Memorability Metrics
5.2M
Page Views (PV)
81.27
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
12.07
Effective Languages (L*)
2.27
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Kösem Sultan ranks 98 out of 19,576. Before her are Hirohito, Leonid Brezhnev, Ashoka, Mary II of England, Philip II of Spain, and Murad III. After her are Diocletian, Mahmoud Abbas, Margaret Thatcher, Ivan the Terrible, Boris Yeltsin, and Wilhelm II, German Emperor.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHirohito
1901 - 1989
HPI: 81.58
Rank: 92
Leonid Brezhnev
1906 - 1982
HPI: 81.58
Rank: 93
Ashoka
304 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 94
Mary II of England
1662 - 1694
HPI: 81.52
Rank: 95
Philip II of Spain
1527 - 1598
HPI: 81.50
Rank: 96
Murad III
1546 - 1595
HPI: 81.46
Rank: 97
Kösem Sultan
1590 - 1651
HPI: 81.27
Rank: 98
Diocletian
244 - 311
HPI: 81.08
Rank: 99
Mahmoud Abbas
1935 - Present
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 100
Margaret Thatcher
1925 - 2013
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 101
Ivan the Terrible
1530 - 1584
HPI: 81.00
Rank: 102
Boris Yeltsin
1931 - 2007
HPI: 80.91
Rank: 103
Wilhelm II, German Emperor
1859 - 1941
HPI: 80.82
Rank: 104
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1590, Kösem Sultan ranks 2. Before her is Ahmed I. After her are Pope Clement X, Mahfiruz Hatun, Simon Vouet, Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Gioachino Greco, Charles of Austria, Bishop of Wroclaw, Yamada Nagamasa, Urbain Grandier, Jacob van Eyck, and Théophile de Viau. Among people deceased in 1651, Kösem Sultan ranks 1. After her are Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, Lennart Torstensson, Tokugawa Iemitsu, Abraham Bloemaert, Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, Anna Catherine Constance Vasa, Tugay Bey, Virginia Centurione Bracelli, Ngawang Namgyal, Giulia Tofana, and Jacob Adriaensz Backer.
Others Born in 1590
Go to all RankingsAhmed I
POLITICIAN
1590 - 1617
HPI: 82.31
Rank: 1
Kösem Sultan
POLITICIAN
1590 - 1651
HPI: 81.27
Rank: 2
Pope Clement X
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1590 - 1676
HPI: 73.79
Rank: 3
Mahfiruz Hatun
POLITICIAN
1590 - 1620
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 4
Simon Vouet
PAINTER
1590 - 1649
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 5
Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
NOBLEMAN
1590 - 1621
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 6
Gioachino Greco
CHESS PLAYER
1590 - 1630
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 7
Charles of Austria, Bishop of Wroclaw
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1590 - 1624
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 8
Yamada Nagamasa
POLITICIAN
1590 - 1630
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 9
Urbain Grandier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1590 - 1634
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 10
Jacob van Eyck
COMPOSER
1590 - 1657
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 11
Théophile de Viau
WRITER
1590 - 1626
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1651
Go to all RankingsKösem Sultan
POLITICIAN
1590 - 1651
HPI: 81.27
Rank: 1
Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1573 - 1651
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 2
Lennart Torstensson
ENGINEER
1603 - 1651
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 3
Tokugawa Iemitsu
POLITICIAN
1604 - 1651
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 4
Abraham Bloemaert
PAINTER
1566 - 1651
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 5
Jeremi Wiśniowiecki
POLITICIAN
1612 - 1651
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 6
Anna Catherine Constance Vasa
NOBLEMAN
1619 - 1651
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 7
Tugay Bey
POLITICIAN
1601 - 1651
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 8
Virginia Centurione Bracelli
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1587 - 1651
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 9
Ngawang Namgyal
POLITICIAN
1594 - 1651
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 10
Giulia Tofana
BUSINESSPERSON
1581 - 1651
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 11
Jacob Adriaensz Backer
PAINTER
1608 - 1651
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 12
In Greece
Among people born in Greece, Kösem Sultan ranks 14 out of 1,024. Before her are Hippocrates (-460), Sophocles (-497), Pericles (-494), Democritus (-460), Epicurus (-341), and El Greco (1541). After her are Saint Stephen (1), Euripides (-480), Aristophanes (-448), Plutarch (46), Aeschylus (-525), and Sappho (-630).
Others born in Greece
Go to all RankingsHippocrates
PHYSICIAN
460 BC - 370 BC
HPI: 87.19
Rank: 8
Sophocles
WRITER
497 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 86.01
Rank: 9
Pericles
POLITICIAN
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 84.01
Rank: 10
Democritus
PHILOSOPHER
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 84.00
Rank: 11
Epicurus
PHILOSOPHER
341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 83.74
Rank: 12
El Greco
PAINTER
1541 - 1614
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 13
Kösem Sultan
POLITICIAN
1590 - 1651
HPI: 81.27
Rank: 14
Saint Stephen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 36
HPI: 80.83
Rank: 15
Euripides
WRITER
480 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 16
Aristophanes
WRITER
448 BC - 386 BC
HPI: 80.55
Rank: 17
Plutarch
PHILOSOPHER
46 - 127
HPI: 80.53
Rank: 18
Aeschylus
WRITER
525 BC - 456 BC
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 19
Sappho
WRITER
630 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 80.12
Rank: 20
Among POLITICIANS In Greece
Among politicians born in Greece, Kösem Sultan ranks 3. Before her are Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881), and Pericles (-494). After her are Philip II of Macedon (-382), Bayezid II (1447), Demosthenes (-384), Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha (1493), Leonidas I (-540), Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769), Cleisthenes (-565), Solon (-638), and Alcibiades (-450).
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
1881 - 1938
HPI: 88.57
Rank: 1
Pericles
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 84.01
Rank: 2
Kösem Sultan
1590 - 1651
HPI: 81.27
Rank: 3
Philip II of Macedon
382 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 79.96
Rank: 4
Bayezid II
1447 - 1512
HPI: 79.53
Rank: 5
Demosthenes
384 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 6
Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha
1493 - 1536
HPI: 77.06
Rank: 7
Leonidas I
540 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 77.05
Rank: 8
Muhammad Ali of Egypt
1769 - 1849
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 9
Cleisthenes
565 BC - 492 BC
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 10
Solon
638 BC - 558 BC
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 11
Alcibiades
450 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 12