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-century Ottoman Queen who Ruled with an Iron Fist 4 Aug 2026 11:31 am When we think of the Ottomans, we think of turbaned sultans, fierce conquerors and powerful janissaries. Yet — as i…
Kösem: the 17th-century Ottoman Queen who Ruled with an Iron Fist
Kösem: the 17th-century Ottoman Queen who Ruled with an Iron Fist
Imagined portrait of Kösem, Venetian School, 17th Century, Source: Sotheby’s When we think of the Ottomans, we think of turbaned sultans, fierce conquerors and powerful janissaries. Yet…