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Roxelana (Ukrainian: Роксолана, Roksolana; lit. 'the Ruthenian one'; c. 1500 – 15 April 1558), also known as Hurrem Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: خُرّم سلطان, Ḫurrem Sulṭān, Modern Turkish: Hürrem Sultan), was the chief consort and legal wife of the Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. She became one of the most powerful and influential women in Ottoman history as well as a prominent and controversial figure during the era known as the Sultanate of Women.

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Born	Alexandra Anastasia Lisowska 1500 Rohatyn, Ruthenia, Kingdom of Poland (now Ukraine)
Died	18 April 1558 (aged 57) Topkapı Palace, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (now Turkey)
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Suleiman the Magnificent 1494-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1520 to 1566 · m. ???? info edit

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