Hafsa Sultan

Not to be confused with Hafsa Hatun or Ayşe Hatun (consort of Selim I).
In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Ayşe Hafsa, the title is Sultan, and there is no family name.
Hafsa Sultan
Bust of Hafsa Sultan, Manisa, Turkey
Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Tenure30 September 1520 – 19 March 1534
PredecessorGülbahar Hatun (as Valide Hatun)
SuccessorNurbanu Sultan
Born1478/1479
Died(1534-03-19)19 March 1534
Eski Saray, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Burial
Yavuz Selim Mosque, Fatih, Constantinople
Consort ofSelim I
IssueHatice Sultan
Fatma Sultan
Hafize Sultan
Beyhan Sultan
Suleiman I
Names
English: Ayşe Hafsa Sultan
Ottoman Turkish: حفصه سلطان
HouseOttoman
ReligionSunni Islam (converted)

Ayşe Hafsa Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: حفصه سلطان; 1478/1479 - 19 March 1534), was a concubine of Selim I and the mother of Suleiman the Magnificent. She was the first Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and, during the period between her son's enthronement in 1520 until her death in 1534, she was one of the most influential women in the Ottoman Empire.

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