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Afife Nurbanu Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: نور بانو سلطان; c. 1525 – 7 December 1583) was the chief consort and legal wife of Ottoman sultan Selim II. As the mother of Murad III, she served as valide sultan from 1574 until her death in 1583. She was one of the most prominent figures during the time of the Sultanate of Women.

Nurbanu, who was presumably descended from two noble Venetian families, entered the harem of the future Sultan Selim II sometime between 1542 and 1544, when he was serving as sanjak-bey (provincial governor) of Konya. In 1546, Nurbanu gave birth to Şehzade Selim’s first son, Şehzade Murad III, and until Selim’s accession to the throne she remained the mother of his only heir and probably his only haseki (chief consort).

In 1566, when Selim became sultan, Nurbanu herself assumed leadership of the imperial harem as the mother of the eldest heir. She tried as much as possible to imitate her mother-in-law Hürrem Sultan, who had demonstrated great power and significant influence during the reign of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. She attempted to replicate Hürrem Sultan’s methods; however, she never reached the same level as her predecessor, because Sultan Selim held his sister Mihrimah Sultan in high regard, similar to how he respected his mother. As a result, Mihrimah exercised significant influence over the palace, while he also delegated all state affairs to the capable Grand Vizier Sokollu Mehmed Pasha. Although Sokollu Mehmed was also her son-in-law, Nurbanu could not gain much advantage from this connection. Nurbanu remained in the sultan’s favor throughout the reign of Selim II despite not bearing any more children. As the mother of the heir apparent and later his legal wife, she served as her husband’s advisor and confidante. After Selim’s death in 1574, Nurbanu concealed his body in an ice-filled chest in order to keep his death secret until Murad could return from the province where he was serving as governor. After Murad’s return, Nurbanu, together with the Grand Vizier, became one of his chief advisors. Murad III ascended the throne and granted his mother the title of Valide Sultan, the most powerful position a woman could attain. Nurbanu was the first holder of this title and the first Valide Sultan during a period known as the “Sultanate of Women.” During this time, the office was considered semi-independent from the sultan and, after the sultan himself, the second most powerful position in the empire. The most powerful figures of the empire would stand in a ceremonial procession known as the “Valide’s Procession” to pay homage to her alongside the sultan at the main gate of the Bab-ı Âli in the Topkapı Palace, presenting gifts. The Valide Sultan would in turn send robes of honor (khil‘at) and daggers to the Grand Vizier and the Sheikh al-Islam, and even distribute payments as rewards to soldiers, as if she were a co-ruler or a sultan in her own right. This pattern was repeated by several powerful subsequent Valide Sultans.

Besides managing the harem and engaging in charitable works, Nurbanu — thanks to the love and respect of Murad III — actively interfered in her son’s politics and also corresponded with foreign rulers, particularly the Venetian Doge and the French queen mother Catherine de' Medici. During that period, she cooperated more closely with her son-in-law, Grand Vizier Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, in state affairs, as he was an exceptionally professional and influential figure within the government. However, Nurbanu was never fully satisfied with the concentration of power in Sokollu Mehmed Pasha’s hands and did not wish to rely solely on him. As a result, she arranged behind-the-scenes relationships aimed at reducing his influence. Her son, Sultan Murad, was highly impressionable and deeply reclusive; as a result, he would consult her whenever he faced matters he could not decide on quickly or issues of a confidential nature. Moreover, her warnings or requests regarding other people were usually accepted by him. Her influence, which extended beyond the palace, became widely recognized and was both criticized and welcomed. The only real rival to Nurbanu for control of the imperial harem and influence over Murad was his concubine and the mother of his son, Safiye Sultan—a woman who spent many years with him in a monogamous relationship during his years as a prince and in the early years of his reign, and who held considerable influence over him. Murad was generally unwilling to refuse Safiye anything and devoted his attention exclusively to her. This provoked jealousy and a strong reaction from Nurbanu, as she was unwilling to tolerate any rival to her authority as Valide Sultan.

Because of this, factions began to form in the Ottoman court, and Nurbanu gathered allies both inside and outside the palace who helped her advance her political objectives. In the middle of her son’s reign, which coincided with the final years of her life, the sultan became increasingly isolated from the outside world. He even participated less and less in major ceremonial events, often attending only briefly or from a distance. As a result, Nurbanu assumed a more public role in court politics and ceremonies. For example, during the Ottoman–Safavid War, which began in 1578, high-ranking state officials held meetings with Nurbanu regarding the course of the conflict. Similarly, at the highly lavish circumcision ceremony of Prince Mehmed in 1582, Nurbanu was the central figure of the event, while the sultan himself was absent or merely a distant observer. During Nurbanu’s time, bribery and Jewish influence became widespread in the Ottoman court. In particular, Esther Handali, Nurbanu’s kira (a non-Muslim female business agent and intermediary), and the Nasi family were close to the sultan’s mother.

When Nurbanu died in 1583, Murad III personally took part in her funeral, contrary to established tradition. Furthermore, by Murad III’s order, his mother was buried beside his father in the complex of Hagia Sophia. Thus, Nurbanu became the first concubine of a sultan to be buried beside her master, and through this act Murad effectively recognized his valide as a full member of the ruling dynasty.

สุลต่านเซลิมที่ 2 (ตุรกีออตโตมัน: سليم ثانى Selīm-i sānī, ตุรกี: II.Selim; 30 พฤษภาคม ค.ศ. 1524 – 15 ธันวาคม ค.ศ. 1574) มีอีกพระนามว่า เซลิมพระเกศาบลอนด์ (ตุรกี: Sarı Selim) (ตุรกี: Sarhoş Selim) เป็นสุลต่านแห่งจักรวรรดิออตโตมันตั้งแต่ ค.ศ. 1566 จนกระทั่งสวรรคตใน ค.ศ. 1574 พระองค์เป็นพระราชโอรสในสุลต่านสุลัยมานผู้เกรียงไกรกับพระนางร็อกเซลานา พระองค์ไม่น่าจะเป็นผู้สืบทอดตำแหน่งสุลต่านจนกระทั่ง เมห์เหม็ด พระเชษฐาสวรรคตจากโรคฝีดาษ และมุสทาฟาถูกพระราชบิดาบีบพระศอจนสวรรคต และบาเยซิดพระอนุชาถูกฆ่าตามพระราชดำรัสสั่งของพระราชบิดาหลังก่อกบฏต่อพระองค์

พระองค์สวรรคตในวันที่ 15 ธันวาคม ค.ศ. 1574 และถูกฝังที่ฮาเกียโซเฟีย