Biography
The Ukrainian Girl Roksolana ranked his place in the history of the Ottoman Empire due to the difficult path. The girl came pronounced, then in a harem to Sultan Suleiman, achieved respect, removed from the path of the roller and achieved the favor of the ruler. Roksolana accepted Islam and received a new name to Hurrem.Childhood and youth
About the childhood of Roksolana, the future wife of Sultan, reliable information has not been preserved. There are many rumors around the origin of the girl, but it is unknown, which of them are close to the truth. For example, the ambassador to the Sacred Roman Empire seriously spoke during the visit to the Ottoman Empire, that Roxolant was born in the commitory speech. Thanks to this, the girl received such an unusual name. In those years, among Polish lands was the city of Rocksolania.
Another ambassador, who arrived from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, was opposed to this. According to his history, it is said that Roksolana originally from the village of Rogatina, which is located in the Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine. The ambassador put forward a version that the father of the girl was a local priest.
This version was popular in fiction. According to the writers, the wife of Sultan wore the name Alexander or Anastasia, was really born in the family of the clergy of Gavrille Lisovsky.
Captive and caltana
The raids of the Crimean Tatars were performed regularly. Criminals captured gold, products and even local girls. So Roksolana was in captivity. Later, the future wife of Sultan was resold, after which the girl was in Suleiman's harem. In those years, a man consisted of public service in Manisa. At the throne of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan has not ascended.
According to some reports, Roksolaan gave Suleiman in honor of the Edema for the throne. After entering the harem, the girl changed his name on the Hurrend, which was translated from Persian as "funny." Historians calculated that Roksolane was at that time no more than 15 years.
The attention of Sultan was riveted to a new concubine, but it did not like another girl from Harem - Makhidevran. Woman gave birth to Suleiman Son Mustafa. Superior Jealousy showed in different ways. Once the girl came up. In Hurrend, wounds appeared on the face, hair bulls were spilled, and the dress was torn.
Despite this, Roksolaan was invited to the Sultan. The girl refused the visit, but Suleiman did not squeeze such a relationship, so the Hurrend was beaten appeared before the ruler. The man listened to the story and made a victim's injured girl with his beloved concubine.
Favorite.
Hurrend sought not just to the birth of children from Sultan. Roxolane was important recognition in the palace. The first step in this direction was the fight against the rival Mahideevran. The girl of Suleimana was helped by the girl - Hafis. The woman restrained the wrathus anger, not allowing the son to attack the young favorite of the Son.
All sons, except Mustafa, die at a young age. Under the conditions of high child mortality, it has become a real problem, as in the end, Suleiman would certainly be transferred to the throne. For Cherrend, it became a matter of honor of the birth of the sons to the ruler. The girl believed that it would help to support the palace. And not mistaken. Roksolaan ordered the favorite of Sultan.
Valida Sultan Hafis dies, so it was no one to restrain the wrath. Suleiman had no choice, how to send Makhidevran with an adult Mustafa in Manisa. Russian girl has achieved strengthening power in the palace.
Sultan's wife
Hurrend became the first concubine, which Sultan took his wife. Previously, this development of events was impossible. From this day, the girl is not just a favorite in the harem, but the wife of Suleiman. Interestingly, traditions in the Ottoman Empire did not imply such an outcome. The wedding was played in accordance with local traditions. Especially for Roksolana Sultan introduced a new title in use - Haseki. The concept emphasized the uniqueness of the girl and its position. Previously, the ruler's wife was called Hatun.
Suleiman spent a lot of time outside the palace, but remained aware of all cases thanks to the letters from Hurrem. Notes have reached this day, which beloved wrote to each other. They preserved unearthly love settled in the hearts of Sultan and Roxolants. But did not go around the spouse and political issues. The first time for Hurrem Messages was a court clerk because of the bad knowledge of her language, but later the girl learned a diploma.
In the Palace, Roksolana power respected everything, even the mother Suleiman. Once from Sanguchak Beeev, the Sultan was handed over two Russian slaves - one mother, and the second ruler. Valida wanted to convey his son to his gift, but then I saw the dissatisfaction with Hurrem, apologized to the girl and took the gift back. As a result, the slave was left at Hafis, and the second handed over to another Sanjak-Bay. Haseki categorically did not want to see the slave in the palace.
The crown on the head obliged to meet with ambassadors, respond to letters of foreign rulers. An intelligent girl gave birth to the Children of Sultan, but did not forget about personal growth and development, so communicated with influential venels, artists. Thanks to Roxolane, the number of baths, mosques and madrasas increased in Istanbul.
Personal life
In the family of Sultan and Hurrend, six children were born: 5 sons and daughter. Fortunately, among them there was someone to inherit the Ottoman Empire. We are talking about Selim. Mehmed died in 1543 after a long illness. It was a pack. Jihangira did not have bogatlish health, so the young man died at a young age. The guy could get sick due to the longing of Brother Mustafa, who was executed.
There was a lot of rumors around this situation. Many in the palace claimed that the execution of the eldest son Suleiman attached Hurrem's hand. Sultan gave an order to murder Mustafa.
Bayazid, the fourth son of the ruler from Hurrem, Lyuto launched Brother Selim. The guy gathered a 12 thousandth army and tried to kill a relative. The attempt fell, and Bayazid was forced to run to Persia. Son Suleiman was painted by the traitor of the Ottoman Empire. In those years, the country was entrusted, but after the conclusion of peace and payment in the amount of 400 thousand gold coins of people supporting, Bayazid killed. The young man and his four sons were handed over to Sultan's hands. In 1561, he led to the death sentence made by Suleiman.
Death
In the biography of Hurrem a lot of white spots, but the description of death has been preserved until our time. For a long time Roksolana was in Edirne. After returning to the palace, the woman dies in his hands at Sultan. According to some reports, death came as a result of poisoning with a potent poison, but there is no medical confirmation.
A year later, a special mausoleum was created, over which the architect of Mimara Sinana worked. The object was named after the wife of Sultan. Mausoleum has been decorated with the Iberic ceramic tips, which depicts paradise gardens, poems. Roxolane's tomb is located in close proximity to Suleiman's Mausoleum, on the left side of the mosque.
Suleimania complex includes not only the tomb of Hurrem and Sultan, but also the Grave of Hanoi - Sultan, the daughter of Hachijah -Sultan, Sister Suleiman.
Image in culture
The image of roxolans is actively used in the literature, theater, music and cinema. In 1835, Nestor Dollman created the poem "Roksolana, drama in five acts in verse." Later he saw the light of the story "Roksolana, or Anastasia Lisovskaya". The author of the work was Mikhail Orlovsky. Writers tried to tell their version of the origin, the life and death of the wife of Sultan Ottoman Empire. Until now, this topic does not give rest to the writers and historians.
Several times on the scenes of Ukrainian and even French theaters were performing performances on the topic of life and the rule of Hurrem-Sultan. In 1761, the actors performed the play "Les Trois Sultanes Ou Soliman Second", later in Ukraine twice showed the play "Roksolana".
For some calculations, about 20 musical works are written about the wife of Suleiman, including "63 Symphony" Josef Haidna, Opera Alexander Kostina "Suleiman and Rocksolane, or Love in Harem", Rock Opera "I - Roksolana" made by Arnold Svyatogorov and Stepan Galyabard.
Numerous serials, filmed about the life of Hurrem-Sultan, are blocked before the work of Turkish directors. We are talking about the television series "Magnificent Century". The role of Roksolana played a wonderful actress Merrey Primelli. Specialists working on the picture compared photos of artists and images with Cheerrend and came to the conclusion that the girls are similar.
The screenwriter collected together the sources in which information about life in the Ottoman Empire, Suleiman, Roksolane, recycled and created an incredible series, which conquered the hearts of millions of television viewers. Luxury outfits, dear decorations, the wealth of the palace - it attracts the audience from around the world. Interesting cuts of video from the television series scattered over the Internet.
In the "magnificent century", Hurrem appears a powerful young woman who has failed to seek the desired, not paying attention to the obstacles. Roksolana immediately understood what he wants. The desire was one thing - to become a wife of Sultan, and not just be a favorite, the concubine of the ruler.
The girl removed the rivals, achieved respect for the mother of Suleiman and the local government. Hurrem did the impossible - from the apartment turned into his wife and the helheritant of Sultan, gave birth to the heirs of the Ottoman Empire, the love of Suleiman won.
He was remembered by the TV viewers of the Turkish series, on the biography of his wife Sultan, the film "Roksolana: bloody path to the throne". Historians dubbed pseudocumental tape, since too much the number of facts presented as truth did not correspond to reality.