Gevherhan Sultan (daughter of Selim II)

Gevherhan Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: کوھرخان سلطان, "Gem of the Khan"; c. 1544 – c. 1624) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Sultan Selim II (reign 1566–1574) and his favorite Nurbanu Sultan. She was the granddaughter of Suleiman the Magnificent (reign 1520–66) and Hürrem Sultan, sister of Sultan Murad III (reign 1574–95) and aunt of Sultan Mehmed III (reign 1595–1603).

Gevherhan Sultan
Bornc. 1544
Manisa, Ottoman Empire
Diedc. 1624(1624-00-00) (aged 79–80)
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Burial
Spouse
Piyale Pasha
(m. 1562; died 1578)
    (m. 1579; died 1604)
    Issue
    • first marriage
    • Ayşe Atike Hanımsultan
    • Sultanzade Mehmed Pasha
    • Sultanzade Mustafa Bey
    • Fatma Hanımsultan
    • Hatice Hanımsultan
    • second marriage
    • Sultanzade Salih Bey
    Names
    Turkish: Gevherhan Sultan
    Ottoman Turkish: کوهرخان سلطان
    DynastyOttoman
    FatherSelim II
    MotherNurbanu Sultan
    ReligionSunni Islam
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