#The Concubine Hurrem

[awkward-sultana]

"You remind me of someone I used to know a long time ago. Someone who came to this palace years ago..."

#Muhteşem Yüzyıl #Magnificent Century #mcedit #Muhtesem Yuzyil #Nurbanu Sultan #Hurrem Sultan #weloveperioddrama #perioddramaedit #period drama #historical drama #The Concubine Hurrem #The Bleeding Wounds #The Troubled Days #Blind Fury #The Three Hour Battle #Outlandish Things #Another Riot #A Tempting Offer #New Sanjack-bey of Manisa #The Dangerous Game #The Secrets of Fatma Sultan #MC 4x08 #The Illness of the Sultan #The Fatal Error of Nurbanu #Awkward-Sultana

[zeldaxxi]

the feminine urge to use my coding and writing skills to create a choose-your-own-adventure story where you get to play as a harem girl trying to climb her way up and survive the intrigue

#magnificent century #mc #hürrem sultan #muhteşem yüzyıl #hurrem sultan #like just imagine the possibilities??? #you can try and go the concubine route #and that opens a whole can of worms as well #or you can try to go the kalfa route #or you can also just say screw it #by screwing another concubine

[mishkakagehishka]

I know i know i know mahidevran is like the "villainous" chara here as Hurrem's rival but . :(

#they're so cruel to her? #like all the others keep dismissing her genuine feelings of jealousy bc ''um but you're literally the fave and you bore a prince so'' #which is like okay but her status can change very easily and also. hurrem can bear princes. hurrem DID bear princes. in fact Hurrem's son #became the next sultan. #and now she's getting yelled at by valide sultan for fighting with a concubine which like okay #yeah what she did was fucked up but she's LITERALLY JUST HAD A MISCARRIAGE #save the yelling at the poor girl for later she's in pain AND mourning :(((( #i just like mahidevran i think she's so tragic rn

[garnetbutterflysblog]

“Alexandra died. Hurrem was born” gives me Reputation vibes..

#hurrem sultan #magnificent century #muhteşem yüzyıl #1x02 #the concubine Hürrem #hürrem sultan

[laurensgraham]

"As all contemporary European observers testified, the Sultan was completely smitten with his new concubine. She quickly ousted the mother of the Sultan’s first-born son, the beautiful Circassian Gulbehar (Mahidevran, in other sources), from the position of favorite concubine. Suleiman’s love for Hurrem found powerful expression in his poetic letters to her. When both Navagero and Trevisano wrote in their 1553 and 1554 reports to Venice that she was “much loved by her master” (“tanto amata da sua maestà”), Roxolana was already in her fifties, long past her prime. After her death in April 1558, Suleiman remained inconsolable for a long time. She was the greatest love of his life, his soulmate and lawful wife, and a woman of extraordinary character. — Galina Yermolenko, Roxelana: the Greatest Empresse of the East

#muhteşem yüzyıl #magnificent century #hurrem sultan #sultan suleyman #hurrem x suleyman #perioddramaedit #suleyman x hurrem #perioddramasource #perioddramagif #weloveperioddrama #onlyperioddramas #gifshistorical #mcgifs #mcedit #meryem uzerli #halit ergenç #vahide perçin #mythings #tv: magnificent century

[lovelyyandereaddictionpoint]

The Obey Me brothers reacting to a Hurrem Sultan Mc!!

Hurrem Sultan Reader | Yandere Obey Me! 

You’ve worked hard to get what you want. Your position of mere concubine heightened to that of the right hand to the sultan. So that’s why you cursed out Diavolo for bringing you to the devil dom in the first place. That may have something to do with why you were so cold and demanding when you first arrived. But now the seven brothers are at your beck and call, wooed by your intelligence and personality they work to show their love and be the best tools for your reign of RAD: 

Satan 

“As per usual your choice of poetry is truly like none other.”

Is privy to your influence as well as your soulful character

And while he plays hard to get when you ask

He’s more than willing to release his anger on who you point your finger too

After all you are the love of his life

Leviathan

“What’s the passwo-”

“One. Two.”

“I’m coming! I’m coming!”

Your title matches perfectly with your love

Your ruling of a sultan is how he plays a willing servant to you

Accepting your love and careful words as he and lotan act on your every wish

He equates you to the op character in a game that can solve every problem but instead cheers you on as they chuckle at your puny victory

No flood is unwarranted if you so much as thought of it

Mammon

“Woof!”

Is more than honored to be your loyal dog

That returns to dazzle and drape you with his findings

Even if he stole them

He was the first of your demons to fall into their rightful place

So praise him often 

Especially when he gifts you with the ripped horns of some idiotic naysayer

Asmodeus

“Oiya~reward me more (Y/n)!”

Is delighted that you’re so forward with your decision to advise them

He could learn a thing or two from you

To make it so that he’s honored to even lay his head in your lap

Or so jealous of his own fans he contemplates strangling them

But with your soothing kisses surely he won’t murder then

Beelzebub

“Where do you want me to carry your throne?”

He’s a good boy and he appreciates you telling him

While you feed him those human grapes 

He listens and does all that he can 

Usually satisfied with that 

At least it’ll hold him off from eating the demon that gave you a suspicious side-eye

For now

Belphegor

“Hmmm and who was that you were mumbling in your sleep?”

Is a jealous follower that struggles with even his brother’s open obsession 

Will not usually work with mere…words of encouragement

 you need to give him a part of yourself worthy exchange for his service

Perhaps a hummed naptime for those demons to go missing

Lucifer

“As you wish…my sultan.”

He knows what you’re doing 

using your kindness and general influence to rule as best as you can

He’s oddly more willing than he would’ve thought

Not only do you entrance him with your personality but you’re negotiation skills are like none other

Every action you ask of him aligns with his own ambitions 

Somehow  you already know

He will still defend you, outside of your asking

Something Cerberus would be happy to help with if it meant getting a full tummy

#yandere obey me #yandere obey me shall we date #yandere obey me: one master to rule them all #yandere obey me lucifer #yandere obey me mammon #yandere obey me x reader #yandere obey me asmodeus #yandere obey me belphegor #yandere obey me beelzebub #yandere x reader #yandere x you #yandere obey me leviathan #lovelyyandereaddictionpoint

[gulnarsultan]

Hello, I am the one who sent the suleiman x reader x hurrem scenario where reader is in the place of gulnihal and I would like to confirm that yes, suleyman does turn yandere for reader and calls for her again. This is when yandere hurrem realises that her beloved sister whom she is vey yandere for has been spending nights with suleyman. What do you think yandere hurrem's reaction to this would be?

Hürrem and you are twin sisters. However, you do not resemble each other in terms of personality or appearance. After you are kidnapped, you have no one left but each other. You are Hürrem's confidant and assistant in the palace. Hürrem spoils you financially as much as she can. Protective and possessive towards you. However, your life is turned upside down because of İbrahim Pasha. After spending the night with Sultan Suleiman, you are sent to a separate room. Sultan Suleiman is sending you lots of gifts. You go to your sister Hürrem and tell her everything. You meet your nephew. You apologize. Hürrem sees everyone else as guilty except you. You are Sultan Suleiman's new favorite concubine. You get pregnant in a short time and have twin babies. Prince Selim and Mihrimah Sultan. Hürrem always remains your sister who protects you. You watch each other's backs. Hürrem never forgives the evil done against you.

Hürrem is the possessive, protective and jealous sister. She doesn't want to share you with others.

#magnificent century #yandere magnificent century #yandere hürrem sultan #yandere suleiman i #sultan suleyman #yandere ottoman empire #yandere historical characters

[1533-secrets-from-history]

Mistakes in Magnificent Century part I

In part I I would like to speak about mistakes they made while writing characters. Their ages, titles, origins etc.

Let's start with Ayse Hafsa Sultan:

Several things about her were done wrong. First of all, She was not Crimean princess. There are two possibilities that although contradicts one another counters her royal origin. 1. There was another concubine named Ayse,who was daughter of Crimean khan, while she was called Ayse Hafsa for that reason 2.( I agree with that possibility more ) there was no concubine from Crimean family Sultan Bayazid would never let Selim, who was not his favourite, to gain such allie, nor would khan of Crimea risk to marry her daughter to non-favoired prince. Besides, Selim did not have much of a support from Crimea during his Rebellion.

As we more or less agreed that Ayse Hafsa was not Crimean, now we have to agree on where she was from. Legendary mother of the Magnificent sultan was actually converted slave of Caucasian origin, therefore she was either Circassian or Georgian.

Third thing about her is her title. Screenwriters both demoted and promoted her in this case. She was not "Valide Sultan" as we know today, first holder of that title would be Nurbanu 40 years after her death. She was Sultan and respected mother Padisah yes,but those two honours never joined for her. She was simply " Mother of Sultan Suleiman",who had title of Sultan instead of Hatun. While Nurbanu was full fledged "Valide Sultan" and was addressed so. Despite not being Valide Sultan, she was the first slave in Ottoman history, who was elevated to Status of Sultan that was never underlined in the show.

Other mistakes about her are how they represented her pre-1520 life, which I will discuss in Part 3 about "Titles, ranks and traditions" and her relationship with daughters- in law, that will be discussed in part 2, that will be specifically about relationships.

2. Ages of Suleiman's sister.

In the show Suleiman Seems to be older, followed by Sah or beyhan, Fatma being somewhat middle and Hatice as baby of the Family, while actually going backwards. One thing I want to make clear is that all the full sisters of sultan were older than them(before 1522 of course), half sister could have been either younger or older. So Fatma, Beyhan and Hatice despite being portrayed as younger sisters were definitely older. A more accurate sequence would be:

Hatice- c. 1490

Fatma: 1491-92

Beyhan: most likely 1493

Suleiman: 1494

Hafsa: 1495

Sah-huban: 1500

Suleiman also had at least three brothers orhan, salih, who seemed to be older than Suleiman, a sister who likely died during childhood and Shehzade sultan or Hanim sultan, who was either another sister or perhaps she never existed and all the little sources about her is actually about hatice.

3. Origin of Sah Huban Sultan.

She was not the daughter of Hafsa and older sister of Hatice, she was actually the youngest of shown siblings,born as the only child of an unknown concubine registered as " The mother of Sah Huban Sultan".

4. Origin of Hurrem

In the show she was portrayed to be Crimean and was addressed as " Russian slave" numerous times. However, she was actually from Ruthenia, it was then part of the Polish crown, now it's part of Ukraine, so definitely not Russian.

5. Forgotten Children

Apart from the six children that were shown in the show, Suleiman had four other children. Three sons and a daughter.

Shehzade Mahmud and Shehzade Murad were born before Hurrem arrived and had different mothers. Mahmud was the eldest born in 1512, Murad was younger than Mustafa born in 1519. Raziye was born between 1513 and 1518, but most likely she was born in 1513-14 as she seems to be the second child and old enough to be considered Mahidevran's(which is by the way false). All three of them died in 1521 as the result of the plague.

The fourth child Shehzade Abdullah was born as the fourth child of Hurrem and Suleiman, born in 1525 and died in 1528. His date of birth is kind of troubling, some historians argue if he was born in 1525,some even say he was Mihrimah's twin, but considering no birth of twins registered, definite ages of other kinds and his appearance in Hurrem's letters Abdullah seems to be born in 1525.

6. Nurbanu's Triplets

Mistakes about the birth of Selim I daughters are more or less clear, let's speak about Selim II as well.

In the show, triplets- Sah, Esmahan and Gevherhan were introduced as younger twin sisters of shehzade Murad. In reality, all three were older but certainly not twins, Sah was not even Nurbanu's daughter, she shared the birth year with Gevherhan though, both were born in c.1544, then was Esmahan in 1545, Murad in 1546, at this point Nurbanu stopped giving birth to any more kids, last of Selim II's kids was Fatma born in 1559.

7. Origin and death of Gulfem hatun

In "Magnificent century" Gulfem is portrayed as Suleiman's first concubine, who bore a son,but lost everything after he died. In reality, Gulfem was one of the highest ranking harem managers, whom Suleiman trusted Hurrem to, she was overseeing her education and well-being, bonding with future Haseki Sultan in the process. Gulfem actually became the closest friend and Confidant of Hurrem, about which I will speak about in part II.

Her death was also portrayed inaccurately. She was not killed for the attempted murder of Suleiman, The closest rumor to it is him executing Gulfem for rejecting him,but she actually died of old age. Suleiman had no reason to execute Gulfem,there is a version were Gulfem exchanges her Night to other concubine to for money to build complex,but there are so many flaws in this theory:

1. There was no such thing in harem as "my turn and your turn"

2. It was strictly against the traditions to call harem servant, especially one from the highest ranks, and considering when it happened in kate nineteen-early twentieth century at caused some probmens,which means tradition was never broken before

3. Gulfem had right to send concubine to Suleiman and even reject one already chosen.

4. Suleiman had no known concubine that time

5. Gulfem was not building anything as all of her projects was already finished.

6. Even if she was building something, it would cost so much mere concubine would never have enough money to help it. Gulfem's daily stipend was 150 akches, which is almost four times as much as Mahidevran's and almost as much as imperial princesses', while titles concubines were receiving 1-6 depending on their status.

7. Even if she needed something she would ask it to either Suleiman, Mihrimah or Sah huban as we know it had happened before and they thought her as family member.

8. Even if we just jump these 7 reasons and somehow accept that Suleiman realy called her that night , he would never kill her for that, she broke no rule, she needed money for project, he would understand this.

9. Gulfem was childhood friend of Suleiman, she was already a high ranking woman when mahidevran came,so she was certainly older than her,who was likely born in 1498-99, she was even older than Suleiman most likely. She was a childhood friend of one of Suleiman's sisters so her date of birth could vary from 1490 to 1493. That would make her between 69 and 72 in 1562. Dieing at such age is nothing strange even today, live past 60 was actually achievement in her era. There is no need to look for intrigue where there is none. Several theory existed,but show chose most dramatic one,that happened to be least likely.

8. Safiye's arrival

I have nothing against the portrayal of her origin, but about how she got in Murad's harem. Accord- ing to MC she was Mihrimah's gift. However,in real life she was raised and educated at Humaşah sultan's court,who later gifted Sifiye(then called Meleki) to her cousin.

9. History of Kösem

In Magnificent Century Kosem young Anastasia was kidnapped as a gift of Safiye to Ahmed per his accession. Actually, Kösem, then called Mahpeyker, was a servant of Handan Sultan and met Ahmed in his mother's personal Gardens. Ahmed developed a "Childhood crush" towards her and Handan,aware of what it could cause, had Kösem beaten up and exiled. When Ahmed ascended her recalled her and brought back.

10. Another forgotten child.

In the show, Şehzade Mehmed died without any kids, while in reality, he had a posthumous daughter born in 1543 named Humaşah. Who grew up to be one of the most powerful women in the Ottoman empire. She was one of two favourite grandchildren of Suleiman and Hurrem and due to the death of her father, she was raised in the household of her grandmother, so she would have been deeply involved in their later life. However, her existence was completely cut out, while the role and importance of Ayse Humaşah, daughter of Mihrimah Sultan was reduced into nothingness.

#history #16th century #historical drama #magnificent century #magnificent century kosem #mc: kosem #medieval women #hurrem sultan #kosem sultan #safiye sultan #nurbanu sultan #gulfem hatun #sultan suleyman #ottomanladies #ottoman history #ottoman #ottoman empire #ottoman sultanas #historical figures #historical events #haseki hurrem sultan #ayse sultan #valide sultan #historical fiction

[alicentsultana]

When I used to be in uni, my psychology professor talked about identification, love and hate-

And I wonder, what does it mean to always be in the wrong team-

I always like the wrong and evil character, the anti-hero, always, like a plague, I don't care about the protagonist, they tend to be too much, naive, glorified, blind, coward - but not it's bad counterpart, no, this sad bad meow meow person is 10x better and complex, the good and bad, as every person is.

When we like them, it only means that we see and recognize the injustice they suffer, and more than that, we also know and accept their flaws, we accept and recognize their growth and loss of innocence.

I mean, Alicent? Little girl being hated because she is what women in her time are suppose to be? Obedient to her father's wishes, submissive, passive... but no, vilified as the friend who wanted (I'm cackling who would want to marry him, she wouldn't want to marry no dragon in fact, she clearly is terrified of them) to marry an old and sick man, the father of her best friend, forced to birth child after child as was expected of her because of course she wants to strip her once best friend from her title of heir, yes, it is written on her face. This girl wasn't having a day of peace ever - two children when she was seventeen*, four when she wasn't even near her thirties. A girl, sold, raped, judged and denied justice.

But her good counterpart? Oh, how glorious and modern of her to lie, throw tantrums and rage around, hide behind her weak father's judgements and run away from facing her problems and faults.

Don't even get me started on others... Like Hurrem.

A girl, enslaved, probably saw her family and people die before her eyes, sold from one palace to another, denied to practice her religious beliefs, denied her own language, letters, freedom. Condemn to serve.

But you see, look how pretty she became. Let's gift her to the sultan

Who knows the things they threatened her with, she was, before being a concubine, a slave, property of the sultan, not a woman, a thing.

The inferno she had to endure before having a son, before getting her freedom and a legal marriage.

But yes, she is evil, she wants to kill a child, the child of the woman she hates, a child that won't hesitate to kill her sons.

Because it is the fraticide law. Even her own children would kill each other the moment their father died.

Even to this day, Hurrem isn't remembered as a girl - who suffered and raise up to have the best life she could fight for - she is remembered as the evil mother, playing her children to be against their brother, the wolf among sheep.

Both of them, done dirty by the narrative. Two women called monsters, when they are but two humans, two women who suffered and had to reinvent themselves in order to survive and continue. I doubt it was completely for their own selves, but for those who depended on them.

I could go on and on about so many others, but I'll just talk about this two blorbos.

#don't @ me to debate if you disagree #i won't answer #I'm just expressing that in the end I too will always be on the bad side #god where can we rewrite this shitty portrayals #alicent #alicent hightower #hotd alicent #hotd #pro team green #hurrem sultan #muhteşem yüzyıl #magnificent century #hurrem #blorbo from my shows #english is not my first language #so bear it with me

[awkward-sultana]

"I miss her very much."

#Muhteşem Yüzyıl #Magnificent Century #mcedit #Muhtesem Yuzyil #Hurrem Sultan #Gulnihal Hatun #weloveperioddrama #perioddramaedit #period drama #historical drama #Unexpected Blow #New Home #New Rules #MC 1x04 #The Sehzade Mehmet #The Irreparable Loss #Strengthening of the Positions #The Unjust Orders #The Concubine Hurrem #Awkward-Sultana

[royal-confessions]

“It's time people should stop romantisize the imperial harems of Ancient China and Ottoman Empire. Yes there are instances where concubines has risen to the rank of Empress like Wu Zetian and Hurrem Sultan but what about those who didn't, what about those who rot in those gilded cages because their masters didn't pay mind to them.” - Submitted by Anonymous

#China #ottoman empire #royal women

[palaceoftears]

Did Hurrem just take Suleyman's new concubine for herself??

#that was soso funny #my bet is the writers saw the historical hurrem letters mentioning Gulfem and just got this idea #what I'm taking from this is that this hurrem doesn't really love suleyman tho #hilarious that both hu & mahi don't really care for him in this series and it's really more about their ambitions than anything #hurrem sultan 2003 #hurrem sultan #gulfem hatun

[starbabe569]

Okay I've come up with an outline for season 1B that I think makes Victoria and Firuze both fit. Thoughts please.

First change is Victoria went to Turkey to get revenge for her fiance's death on her own. Where giving her back her agency. She gets into the harem the same way as in the original series.

Firuze will arrive to the harem around the same time as Victoria with a new group of girls. After the fire Victoria will begin working for Hurrem instead of Hafsa. In the background Firuze will endear herself to Hafsa and begin working for her. From hear we'll fallow Victoria's story until the attack by the guard. She'll have no contact to him so we'll be left to wonder why he attacked her until the end of the season.

While Victoria is surviving Hurrem she starts to bond with her. Giving use a reason for Victoria to help cover for Leo latter. We still have Ayse being suspicious of Victoria until she's murdered. Where lied to believe that Victoria is the one to have killed her until after Hurrem has been banished. When like in the show Ibrahim is told the murder had dark hair. Hurrem's return to the palace will be the same as the show.

Hafsa will still send Victoria to Suleyman after sending Hurrem to Hatice's new palace. Victoria's first attempt to kill him is interrupted by Mehmed falling in the fountain. Hurrem will not learn that Hafsa sent her to Hatice's palace so that she could send someone to Suleyman. After this as in the show Victoria will be sent to serve Hatice.

The rebellion plot happens the same way in the rewrite as in the series. Where completely removing Victoria's rape. She's goes through enough shit without adding that. Also part of this experiment is to inprove Hurrem and Suleyman's relationship. That means removing things that make you want to hit him in the junk with a baseball bat. Also no one should ever be worst then Ibrahim.

After Hurrem convinces Suleyman to send the Russian concubines away we see his internal struggle between wanting to be in a relationship with only Hurrem vs following tradition and continuing his harem. During this time Hafsa sends Firuze to Suleyman. Furze manages to get close to Suleyman by emulating Hurrem. Leading to Suleyman thinking he was wrong to question tradition.

While Firuze is getting close to Suleyman over the last three or four episodes where shown what she's been up to in the background through flashbacks. The guard tried to kill Victoria because Firuze realized she was also there to kill Suleyman and could lead to her being discovered. This is also one of the reasons she killed Ayse. Ayse's murder was also an attempt to frame Hurrem because Firuze witnessed their fight.

After Victoria's failed attempt to kill Suleyman, the harem is search top to bottom where it's discovered that Furze is a Savid spy/assassin. This leads to Suleyman seeing Victoria and Firuze's true intentions in the harem as a sign that his desire to be with only Hurrem is the right thing for him.

After Leo eats the poison treat to save Hurrem and her children she takes one with her. A little later she's hiding somewhere looking at the poison treat she over hears Ibrahim telling Matrakçı how he's going to make him kill Victoria. So Hurrem sneaks in to the dungeon to say goodbye to Victoria where she offers her the treat with out telling her about the poison until after she's eaten it. Hurrem apologizes for the poison and tells Victoria the way Ibrahim would have executed her would been much crueler and if she'd offered her poison it she would have been commenting suicide which is a sin Victoria shouldn't have to carry.

@shivrcys @desmoonl

#magnificent century #muhteşem yüzyıl #hurrem sultan #sultan suleyman #leo #Victoria #firuze

[zeldaxxi]

there's something in the way Afife protects and stands up for Firuze even AFTER she befriends Hurrem.

like when Hurrem throws Firuze in the dungeons, Afife struts her ways to her chambers and asks for an explanation, even saying "She is the favorite of His Majesty, i won't allow anyone to treat her like this". when Hurrem refuses, Afife then goes straight to Suleyman. and remember, this is all after she saves Hurrem! at this point in this story she likes her!! Afife will go against an all powerful sultana, even one she likes, to protect a "mere concubine".

and why does this make me so emo?? because young Hurrem was thrown in the dungeons as well, and NO ONE batted an eye. she rotted in there for like a day and it took Suleyman's summoning to get her tf out. even then, they still tried to cover it up!!! i don't think any of that would have happened had Afife been there from the very beginning. she would have stood up for Hurrem against Valide\Mahidevran the same way she stood up for Firuze against Hurrem. and i think Hurrem knows this as well and it absolutely kills her. it really adds a deeper level to the "when i arrived at this palace nobody protected me" speech and explains perfectly why she said it to Afife.

@shivrcys (tagging you cause you're just as invested in Hurrem and Afife's relationship)

#hurrem sultan #hürrem sultan #magnificent century #afife hatun

[julyzaa]

made the mistake of looking at the mc youtube comments and like the dumbest take ever is the why didnt (insert concubine name) say no to Suleyman?

and its like my brother(gn) in misgonist historical fiction, they were literally sex slaves. Gulnihal couldnt say no, Sadika was literally forced into sex, Hurrem and Mahi themselves couldnt say no.

hell even Nigar couldnt really say no to Ibrahim because she was a slave in his household and he was the grand vizier.

#magnificent century #in the show where they explicitly tell you that the only difference between ayse hafsa and a favorite concubine is that she wasnt a slave

[tiny-librarian]

Okay so here's the quote so you can SEE the bullshittery (The Sultan in question is Ahmed III BTW):

"The Padishah had several wives and sometimes girlfriends that were called his "favourites". All of them competed to have sons and be the next Mother Sultana, who was truly the ruler of the harem."

I know this is a children's book but JESUS H CHRIST.

It was VERY rare for a Sultan to legally marry a concubine/or any woman at all, in that time period, or well...EVER which is part of why Hurrem's marriage was such SUCH A HUGE DEAL.

But no book.

He had LOTS OF WIVES and his fav girlfriends.

#magnificent century #ottoman history #OH MY FREAKING LORD THIS IS RIDICULOUS