Ismihan Sultan

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 of the his favorite, Haseki and legal wife Nurbanu Sultan. She was the granddaughter of Suleiman the Magnificent (reign 1520–66) and his favourite consort and legal wife Hürrem Sultan, sister of Sultan Murad III (reign 1574–95) and aunt of Sultan Mehmed III (reign 1595–1603).

Ismihan Sultan
Born1545
Manisa, Ottoman Empire
Died8 August 1585(1585-08-08) (aged 39–40)
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(present day Istanbul, Turkey)
Burial
Selim II Mausoleum, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Spouse
(m. 1562; died 1579)
    Kalaylıkoz Ali Pasha
    (m. 1584)
    Issue
    • Sultanzade Ibrahim Bey
    • Sultanzade Mahmud Bey
    Names
    Turkish: Ismihan Sultan
    Ottoman Turkish: اسمیخان سلطان
    DynastyOttoman
    FatherSelim II
    MotherNurbanu Sultan
    ReligionSunni Islam
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