Cory
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Do you have any information about Roxelana? she was the lovely wife of Süleyman the Magnificent. actually, she was from ukraine and was taken to istanbul with force. but she was sooooo smart woman and made Suleyman fall in love with her...
there is a television show which is called "Magnificent Century (Muhtesem Yuzyil). it is about Suleyman and of course about Hurrem so interesting i strongly recommend to watch it
Thanks a lot for your help. Tonight is the fourth episode, so tomorrow if I have new questions, I'll abuse of your kindness and knowledge.Hi
- Hürrem means gracious, charm, good humored. Her rival insists on calling her as Alexandra because it is a privilage to be named by Paddishah and no rival would want it for her/his opponent.
- There are several thesis concerning her age but nothing is clear as black and white. She was born around 1500 and on 1520/21 she gave birth to her first son. So she may be 17 - 18 yeras old when she became his favorite.
- Yes it's possible because women weren't always covered by vails. That vail type was an Ottoman custom and most of the women wore vails like that. That garden you saw was Harem's garden and women can go there uncovered because you know that garden was theirs And they were free to talk to men of course. They were concubins and most of them were so glad to be there, because it was the richest and the safest place to live.
Thanks a lot for your help. Tonight is the fourth episode, so tomorrow if I have new questions, I'll abuse of your kindness and knowledge.
P.S. So the young and unmarried sister of Suleyman, could talk to men uncovered, provided that it was inside her place, but she could not go outside uncovered. (she should be happy to do, because something might happen between her and Ibrahim Visir. See tonight)
Hahaha You're welcome neighbour, anytime
Yeap she can go Harem's garden uncovered but can't go outside the palace without vails. She can talk anyone she pleases because she has privilages as being the sister of Suleyman. For instance she can divorce a man, at that times it was impossible for women. You can learn tons of Ottoman culture on that serie. I like to watch it too. New series will be broadcast on 12 September in Turkey. Watch Hatice and İbrahim, there will be a history between them
Understood, I'll do so. Anyway, I'm not fully ignorant, I've read Kenize Mourad' dead Princess, The Last Sultan and the night in Sarail!! And WE all love Halit Ergenc - Binbir Gece!!
Hürrem's ring will be everywhere like here i guess
Hahahahaaa You are absolutely right, it takes years to understand all
It's Mahidevran Mahidevran will be punished several times but it's hard to disgrace a Hasike, she is powerfull and important as being the mother of an heir. Eventually she will destroy herself, of course with a little help of Hürrem. Hard to oppose Hürrem anyway
Thanks!
I have now a question about how to style the Sultan. In occidental courts they have Highness, Majesty, Imperial Majesty. In greek texts, when they are talking about the Paddisha, they style/call him "Polychronemene=Longlived" Sultan (they do not traslate the Paddishah)
But in this serie, they style him EXCELLENCY, but I think it is wrong, no? What is the correct style and the english traslation??
Thanks