Gülabahar (fl. 1521)

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Gülabahar (fl. 1521)

Ottoman sultana. Name variations: Gulabahar or Gulbehar; Gülfem or Gulfem. Flourished in 1521; born a Montenegrin or Albanian or Crimean; consort of Suleiman also seen as Suleyman, Ottoman sultan (r. 1520–1566); children: (with Suleiman) Mustafa or Mustapha (governor of Mansia).