Princess Sultanum

Mahinbanu Sultan
Likely depiction of Princess Sultanum, in The Princely Lovers, attributable to Mirza Ali, Qazvin, circa 1544.
Born1519 (1519)
Died1562 (aged 42–43)
DynastySafavid dynasty
FatherIsmail I
MotherTajlu Khanum
ReligionShia Islam

Mahin Bānū Sultan, better known as Princess Sulțānum, or Shahzada Sultanim (Persian: مهین‌بانو سلطان; 1519–1562) was a Safavid princess of Iran, and the daughter of Shah Ismail I (r. 1501–1524) and Tajlu Khanum. She was the youngest sister of Tahmasp I. She had a big influence on the reign of her brother, and acted as his political adviser. She was one of the prominent and highly influential figures of the Safavid era.