Gülnuş Sultan
Emetullah Rabia Gülnuş Sultan[b] (Ottoman Turkish: گلنوش امت الله رابعه سلطان; "Servant of Allah", "spring" and "Essence of rose", 1642 – 6 November 1715, Edirne) was the haseki sultan of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed IV and valide sultan to their sons Mustafa II and Ahmed III. In the early 18th century, she became one of the most powerful and influential women in the Ottoman Empire.
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19th Century posthumous portrait | |||||
| Valide sultan of the Ottoman Empire | |||||
| Reign | 6 February 1695 – 6 November 1715 | ||||
| Predecessor | Saliha Dilaşub Sultan | ||||
| Successor | Saliha Sultan | ||||
| Haseki sultan of the Ottoman Empire (Imperial Consort) | |||||
| Reign | c. 1660 – 8 November 1687 | ||||
| Predecessor | Turhan Sultan Saliha Dilaşub Sultan Muazzez Sultan Ayşe Sultan Mahienver Sultan Saçbağlı Sultan Şivekar Sultan Hümaşah Sultan | ||||
| Successor | Rabia Sultan | ||||
| Born | Evmania Voria c. 1642 Rethymno, Crete, Republic of Venice | ||||
| Died | 6 November 1715 (aged 72–73) Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (present day Istanbul, Turkey) | ||||
| Burial | Yeni Valide Mosque, Istanbul | ||||
| Consort of | Mehmed IV | ||||
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| House | Ottoman | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam, formerly Greek Orthodox | ||||
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