COMPANION

Mihrimah Sultan

1522 - 1578

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Mihrimah Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: مهرماه سلطان, "sun and moon" or "light of the moon", Turkish pronunciation: [mihɾiˈmah suɫˈtan]; 1522 – 25 January 1578) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Ottoman Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent and his wife, Hürrem Sultan. She was the most powerful imperial princess in Ottoman history according to historian Mustafa Selaniki who described her as the greatest and most respected princess and a prominent figure in the so-called Sultanate of Women. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mihrimah Sultan has received more than 740,186 page views. Her biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Mihrimah Sultan is the 10th most popular companion (down from 7th in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 26th in 2019) and the most popular Turkish Companion.

Mihrimah Sultan was the daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent and Hürrem Sultan. She was one of the most powerful and influential women in Ottoman history. She was also a poet, a patron of the arts, and a political figure.

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  • 740k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 81.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Mihrimah Sultan ranks 10 out of 784. Before her are Anne Boleyn, Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, Madame de Pompadour, Aisha, Khadija bint Khuwaylid, and Madame du Barry. After her are Catherine de' Medici, Klara Hitler, Helena, Empress Joséphine, Eva Braun, and Nurbanu Sultan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1522, Mihrimah Sultan ranks 1. After her are Şehzade Mehmed, Margaret of Parma, Eleanor of Toledo, Ulisse Aldrovandi, Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Lodovico Ferrari, Sen no Rikyū, Joachim du Bellay, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans, and Moses ben Jacob Cordovero. Among people deceased in 1578, Mihrimah Sultan ranks 1. After her are Sebastian of Portugal, John of Austria, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal, Uesugi Kenshin, Pierre Lescot, Piali Pasha, Sebastiano Venier, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Giulio Clovio, and Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Mihrimah Sultan ranks 38 out of 1,347. Before her are Osman II (1604), Hesiod (-800), John Chrysostom (349), Bayezid I (1354), Mehmed I (1386), and Rachel (-3500). After her are Heraclius (575), Helena (250), Mehmed VI (1861), Epictetus (50), Şehzade Mustafa (1515), and Suleiman II (1642).

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  • Photo of Osman II

    Osman II

    POLITICIAN

    1604 - 1622

    HPI: 81.88

    Rank: 32

  • Photo of Hesiod

    Hesiod

    WRITER

    800 BC - 700 BC

    HPI: 81.76

    Rank: 33

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    John Chrysostom

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    349 - 407

    HPI: 81.51

    Rank: 34

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    Bayezid I

    POLITICIAN

    1354 - 1403

    HPI: 81.33

    Rank: 35

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    Mehmed I

    POLITICIAN

    1386 - 1421

    HPI: 81.32

    Rank: 36

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    Rachel

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    3500 BC - 1553 BC

    HPI: 81.30

    Rank: 37

  • Photo of Mihrimah Sultan

    Mihrimah Sultan

    COMPANION

    1522 - 1578

    HPI: 81.28

    Rank: 38

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    Heraclius

    POLITICIAN

    575 - 641

    HPI: 81.27

    Rank: 39

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    Helena

    COMPANION

    250 - 330

    HPI: 80.98

    Rank: 40

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    Mehmed VI

    POLITICIAN

    1861 - 1926

    HPI: 80.86

    Rank: 41

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    Epictetus

    PHILOSOPHER

    50 - 135

    HPI: 80.82

    Rank: 42

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    Şehzade Mustafa

    POLITICIAN

    1515 - 1553

    HPI: 80.60

    Rank: 43

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    Suleiman II

    POLITICIAN

    1642 - 1691

    HPI: 80.60

    Rank: 44

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Among COMPANIONS In Türkiye

Among companions born in Türkiye, Mihrimah Sultan ranks 1. After her are Helena (250), Aspasia (-470), Antinous (111), Malhun Hatun (1350), Pulcheria (399), Hümaşah Sultan (1540), Kaya Sultan (1633), Agnes of Antioch (1153), Anna Porphyrogenita (963), Maria Laskarina (1206), and Licinia Eudoxia (422).

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