Suleiman the Magnificent
Suleiman I ( '; or '; 6 November 1494 – 6 September 1566), commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent in the West and Kanunî Sultan Süleyman (; "The Lawgiver Suleiman") in his realm, was the tenth and longest-reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1520 until his death in 1566. Under his administration, the Ottoman state ruled over 15 to 25 million people.
Kösem Sultan
Kösem Sultan (, ) (' 1589 – 2 September 1651) – also known as Mahpeyker Sultan"' (; "Māh-peyker") – was one of the most powerful women in Ottoman history. Kösem Sultan achieved power and influenced the politics of the Ottoman Empire when she became Haseki Sultan as favourite consort and later legal wife of Ottoman Sultan Ahmed I (r. 1603–1617) and Valide Sultan as mother of Murad IV (r. 1623–1640) and Ibrahim (r. 1640–1648), and grandmother of Mehmed IV (r. 1648–1687). She was one of the most prominent figures during the era Sultanate of Women. She was the favourite Haseki sultan during the reign of Bahti Sultan Ahmed Khan. She was the Valide sultan to Murad IV and Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire, as well as a regent (Naib-i-sultanat) to Mehmed IV and Murad IV.