Ismihan Sultan
| Ismihan Sultan | |||||
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| Born | 1545 Manisa, Ottoman Empire | ||||
| Died | 8 August 1585 (aged 39–40) Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (present day Istanbul, Turkey) | ||||
| Burial | Selim II Mausoleum, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul | ||||
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| Dynasty | Ottoman | ||||
| Father | Selim II | ||||
| Mother | Nurbanu Sultan | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Ismihan Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: اسمیخان سلطان, "Purity of the Khan" or "Highness of the Khan"; also Esmehan Sultan; Manisa, 1545 – Costantinople, 8 August 1585) was an Ottoman princess, daughter of Sultan Selim II (reign 1566–74) and his favorite concubine, Haseki Sultan and legal wife Nurbanu Sultan. She was the granddaughter of Suleiman the Magnificent (reign 1520–66) and his favourite consort, Haseki sultan and legal wife Hürrem Sultan, sister of Sultan Murad III (reign 1574–95) and aunt of Sultan Mehmed III (reign 1595–1603) as well as the niece of Mihrimah Sultan. She was also the wife of renowned Ottoman Grand Vizier Sokollu Mehmed Pasha.