Sultanum Begum
Queen consort of the Safavid Empire
About Sultanum Begum
Lived 1516 – 1593 (aged 76–77).
Sultanum Begum (; ( 1516 – 1593), also known as Kadam Ali Soltan Khanum, was the first wife and chief consort Musa Soltan, governor of Azerbaijan was his brother. Begum had two children during her marriage.
Sultanum Begum rose to become the leader of the safavid harem after Tajlu Khanum's exile to Shiraz in 1540. She had an independent royal court and her vizier was Khwaja Ibrahim Khalil. She also gained the honorific title of Mahd-i Ulya.
Reign of her sons She mainted her strong position during the reign of Ismail II as her tribe, Mawsillu, also supported him. She was alive during her son Mohammad Khodabanda's and grandson Abbas I's reigns.
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Who was Sultanum Begum?
Queen consort of the Safavid Empire (c.1516-1593)
When was Sultanum Begum born?
Sultanum Begum was born in 1516.
When did Sultanum Begum die?
Sultanum Begum died in 1593 in Qazvin.
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