Kösem Sultan

Japanese: キョセム･スルタン（英語表記）Kösem Sultan

Around 1589 - 1651
She was the wife of the 14th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Ahmed I (reigned 1603-17), and the mother of Sultans Murad IV and Ibrahim. She was a Greek woman known by the nickname Mahpeyker (meaning beautiful or attractive). She was a power-oriented woman who wielded great power as regent during the reigns of her sons as sultans, and her harem's political intervention led to the expulsion of capable officials and the deaths of many. Her bribery disrupted state affairs, and her extravagance depleted the national treasury. During Ibrahim's reign, endless fighting continued between Crete and Venice, which upset the country's fortunes.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1589ころ‐1651
オスマン帝国第14代スルタン，アフメト1世(在位1603‐17)の妃，スルタン，ムラト4世およびイブラヒムの生母。ギリシア系の女性で通称〈マフペイケルMahpeyker〉(美貌，魅力的の意)。権力志向型の女性で，自己の子息たちのスルタン在位中は摂政として絶大な権勢をふるい，彼女を頂点とするハレムの政治介入は有能な吏僚を追放しその生命を奪った。収賄は国政を乱し浪費は国家財源を枯渇させた。またイブラヒムの治世に，クレタにおいてはベネチアとの間に果てしない戦闘が続き国運を傾けた。

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