Gülnuş Sultan
| Gülnuş Sultan | |||||
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| Valide sultan of the Ottoman Empire (Empress Mother) | |||||
| Reign | 6 February 1695 – 6 November 1715 | ||||
| Predecessor | Saliha Dilaşub Sultan | ||||
| Successor | Saliha Sultan | ||||
| Haseki sultan of the Ottoman Empire (Imperial Consort) | |||||
| Reign | 6 February 1664 – 8 November 1687 | ||||
| Predecessor | Turhan Sultan Muazzez Sultan Saliha Dilaşub Sultan Ayşe Sultan Mahienver Sultan Saçbağlı Sultan Şivekar Sultan Hümaşah Sultan | ||||
| Successor | Rabia Sultan | ||||
| Born | Evmania/Eugenie Voria c. 1642 Rethymno, Crete, Republic of Venice | ||||
| Died | 6 November 1715 (aged 72–73) Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (present day Istanbul, Turkey) | ||||
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| Consort of | Mehmed IV | ||||
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| House | Ottoman | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam (converted) Greek Orthodox (birth) | ||||
Emetullah Rabia Gülnuş Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: گلنوش امت الله رابعه سلطان; 1642 – 6 November 1715) was the chief consort of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed IV, Haseki sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1664 to 1687, as well as the mother of Ottoman sultans, Mustafa II and Ahmed III and the Valide sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1695 to 1715. She was one of the prominent figures during the era of the Sultanate of Women which spanned for nearly 200 years and ended with her death in 1715. She is considered to be the last powerful imperial consort and Valide sultan in Ottoman history.