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Şah Sultan

1509 - 1572

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Şah Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: شاه سلطان, "sovereign; also known as Şahıhuban, Şahi and Devlet Şah; c. 1500 - 1572) was an Ottoman princess, daughter of Sultan Selim I and one of his concubines. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Şah Sultan has received more than 12,121 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Şah Sultan is the 1,286th most popular politician (down from 896th in 2019), the 163rd most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 123rd in 2019) and the 86th most popular Turkish Politician.

Şah Sultan was a slave girl who became one of the most powerful women in Ottoman history. She was the mother of Suleiman the Magnificent, and her son's favorite wife. Şah Sultan was a slave girl who became one of the most powerful women in Ottoman history. She was the mother of Suleiman the Magnificent, and her son's favorite wife.

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  • 68.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Şah Sultan ranks 1,286 out of 19,576. Before her are Güyük Khan, Frederick IV of Denmark, Maurice, Prince of Orange, Süleyman Demirel, Toghon Temür, and Moshe Katsav. After her are Eleftherios Venizelos, Andrei Gromyko, Rafic Hariri, Caroline Bonaparte, Symon Petliura, and Cyaxares.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1509, Şah Sultan ranks 3. Before her are John Calvin, and Michael Servetus. After her are Daniele da Volterra, Jan Matsys, Fernão Mendes Pinto, John of Leiden, Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, Bernardino Telesio, Luis de Morales, Étienne Dolet, and Leone Leoni. Among people deceased in 1572, Şah Sultan ranks 6. Before her are Pope Pius V, Sigismund II Augustus, Bronzino, Jeanne d'Albret, and Túpac Amaru. After her are Gaspard II de Coligny, John Knox, Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, Isaac Luria, Longqing Emperor, and Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Şah Sultan ranks 163 out of 1,347. Before her are Romanos I Lekapenos (870), Constantine VI (771), Andronikos III Palaiologos (1297), Andronikos I Komnenos (1118), John VI Kantakouzenos (1292), and Süleyman Demirel (1924). After her are Numerian (254), Constantine IV (652), Uzun Hasan (1423), Alexios V Doukas (1140), Leo VI the Wise (866), and Leo IV the Khazar (750).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Şah Sultan ranks 86. Before her are Romanos I Lekapenos (870), Constantine VI (771), Andronikos III Palaiologos (1297), Andronikos I Komnenos (1118), John VI Kantakouzenos (1292), and Süleyman Demirel (1924). After her are Numerian (254), Constantine IV (652), Uzun Hasan (1423), Alexios V Doukas (1140), Leo VI the Wise (866), and Leo IV the Khazar (750).

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