The Sultanate of Women 3/3: Kösem & Turhan
The Sultanate of Women 3/3: Kösem & Turhan  
Podcast: History Tea Time
Published On: Tue Jan 17 2023
Description: Ottoman Sultans kept a harem of hundreds of enslaved concubines to bear their children. But from 1533 to 1656 a handful of remarkable women bent the harem system to their wills and exercised extraordinary political influence and power. This period is known as the The Sultanate of Women.  Hürrem Sultan  Mihrimah Sultan  Nurbanu Sultan  Safiye Sultan  Handan Sultan  Halime Sultan  Kösem Sultan  Turhan Sultan Join me every Tuesday when I'm Spilling the Tea on History! Check out my Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/lindsayholiday Please consider supporting me at https://www.patreon.com/LindsayHoliday and help me make more fascinating videos! Intro Music: Baroque Coffee House by Doug Maxwell Music: Desert Caravan by Aaron Kenny #womenshistory #TheCrownRealHistory #RomanovHistory #HistoryTeaTime #LindsayHoliday Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices