When and how will Nurbana die in the "Magnificent Age"?

In the cult series "The Magnificent Age" about the brilliant reign of Sultan Suleiman Qanooni, there are a lot of characters. One of them, a beautiful concubine to Nurbanu, appears only in the last, fourth season. And then the young beauty gets into the cycle of palace conspiracies and harem intrigues. She finds herself in the favorites of Selim's chess team, and already this alone puts her life in jeopardy. In the one hundred and twenty-ninth series, it is heated in the bathroom by the order of Hurrem. Then, Nurbanu is tried several times to kill Khuryjikhan. Hired killers encroach on the concubine. But she always miraculously remains alive. Every time the audience waits with a sinking heart: in which series will Nurban die? After all, it can not always be so lucky! For those who watch the series, but do not mind looking a little ahead, in the future, in this article we will reveal the veil of secrecy. We will tell in detail about the fate of Nurban, who, following the mother and wife of Suleiman Fair, has so successfully blended in the period of the "women sultanate".

Origin of Nurbanu

The answer to the question of how Nurbana will die in the "Magnificent Century" will be left for later. And now consider how she appears in the series. The director more or less adheres to the historical truth. The twelve-year-old girl was indeed captured by the pirates of Khair-ad-din Barbarossa, and so she was in the Topkapi Palace. But what was her childhood like? She was born out of wedlock in 1525 on the island of Paros, in the archipelago of the Cyclades, which then belonged to the Venetian Republic. The girl was the fruit of the love of Nicolo Venier and Violante Buffo. Her father was the governor of Paros and the brother of Venetian doge Sebastiano Venier. In the sources there is some confusion about the name given to the girl at baptism. According to some information, her name was Cecilia, and on the other - Olivia. Ottoman annals indicate that the real name of the young concubine was Rachel Maria Nasi, that her mother was Violante Buffo, and her father was a Spanish Jew whose name was not preserved. But, judging by the fact that Nurban, becoming Haseki and Valid, adhered to pro-Venetian and anti-Genoese policies, the first version looks more plausible.

Concubine

So, in one thousand five hundred and thirty-seven, little Cecilia was in Topkapi. After growing up a little, she turned into a real beauty. She was given a different name - Nurbanu, which means "Radiant". At first she was given sympathy to the chess team Selim. Red-haired, like his mother Khurrem-Sultan, he was far from being a padishahom. Before him in the queue to the throne were the only son of Mahidevrn-Sultan Mustafa and his two older blood brothers - Mehmet and Bayazid. In addition, his father, Suleiman the Just, did not like Selim. He did not like the quick-tempered, envious disposition of the red-haired son, his willfulness and his propensity for an unruly life. But in the case of Selim, the saying goes: "Behind every great man there is a strong woman." And the fact that the Great Ottoman Empire went to the red shahzade, Nurbanu's merit is great. When Selim reached adulthood (circa 1543), an eighteen-year-old concubine followed him to Konya. But even there she was haunted by palace conspiracies. Viewers of the series could only guess how Nurbana would die in the "Magnificent Age".

Iqbalah

Fruitfulness served Nurban well. During four years of her life in Konya, she presented four children to the chess team: three daughters (Shah-Sultan, Esmehan-Sultan and Fatma-Sultan) and a son who was destined to inherit the empire and become a padishah under the name of Murad the Third. But Selim's unrestrained lifestyle also manifested itself in Konya. He had other concubines. Chronicles report the existence of at least four ikbal, who gave birth to six sons. The most dangerous was the Circassian Selimie, who was in the harem in 1545. She even managed to become haseki - the official wife. She gave Selim the son of Abdullah and the daughter of Gevherkhan Sultan. Selimie constantly feuded with her rival and built all sorts of intrigues for her. Thanks to this insidious woman, the audience was constantly worried and wondered when and how Nurbana would die in the "Magnificent Age".

The end of the series?

Most recently in Istanbul, the shooting of the epic "The Magnificent Age" was completed. How will die Nurbana - to the end kept in secret. The life of a beautiful concubine in almost every series was in great danger. But the lucky star led Nurbana. The series was conceived as the story of Suleiman, the tenth padishah of the Ottoman Empire, and his beloved wife, Khurrem, the former Nastya Lisovskaya, born in the city of Rogatin (Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine). All other heroes of the tape, including Selim II and his wife Afife Nurbanu, are secondary characters. In the last, one hundred and fiftieth series, Suleiman dies, and this concludes the story of his all-consuming love. Maybe the filmmakers will once again take the sequel? In any case, Nurbanu will die in the series "Magnificent Century", if only there will be his fifth season. In the meantime, the concubine lives and lives with his chess team, who ascended to the throne under the name of Selim II. Her image in the series was brilliantly performed by Turkish actress Mervé Bolugur.

Nurbanu, wife of Selim

After moving from Konya to the capital, a young concubine faced many problems. In the harem Sister of the Selim II, Mihrimah, ruled unanimously. Nurban did not have any influential patrons or connections. Only enemies, and the most dangerous of them - Selimie. But the story of Nurbanu shows that patience and tact can eliminate all competitors from the path. As a result, she managed to neutralize Selimie, despite the fact that she achieved an official marriage and became Hasek Sultan. When Nurban was widowed, her son, who ascended to the throne Murad the Third, removed his mother's rival to exile in Trabzon (after strangling her son and her half-brother Abdullah). Selimie died in 1596. In 1571 Selim made a Chebin - he made an official marriage with Nurban. The son of a young couple at that time was already 22 years old. At the same time Selim gave his Haseki Sultan eleven thousand gold ducats - one thousand more than his father, when he took to lawful wives Hurrem.

Walide Sultan

Khurban Nurban managed to stay only three years. However, she used this time to fully strengthen her position in the harem. Her husband was very appreciative of her shrewd mind, strategic thinking, so he often consulted her on state affairs. Her husband Selim received in the people an unflattering nickname "Drunkard", although he was never a real alcoholic. But the wise Nurbanu entered into an alliance with the chief vizier Mehmed Sokollu (Boyko Sokolovich from Bosnia). Thus, she had all the reins of government in her hands.

The device of children

Having become a widowed queen, Validida Sultan, she also enjoyed great authority with her son Murad III. She married married daughters strategically: Esmehan - for the chief vizier, Shah-sultan and Fatimu - for other influential grandees. Her sons-in-law were devoted to her. We do not know how Nurban will die in the "Magnificent Century" (if the fifth season is to be filmed), but in reality at the end of life Valid did not foe with anyone. To Murat's son, she herself looked after her beloved concubine. Then she became Haseki Sultana and the mother of the next, thirteenth padishah, cruel Mehmed III, who, on entering the throne, ordered to kill not only his younger brothers, but also the pregnant concubines of his father. Nurbanu's daughter-in-law was her countrywoman and even a distant relative Safiye. Her real name is Sophia Buffo. The daughter of the governor of the Greek island of Corfu was born in 1550. "Safie" in Turkish means "Pure". With the assistance of Nurbanu, she became the only favorite of Shekhzadeh.

How Nurbanu-Sultan died in reality

Murat became Sultan at 28 years old (in 1574). Having established relations with his son-in-law, the great vizier, and daughter-in-law Safiy, Nurbanu ruled the empire like a queen. She corresponded with the European rulers and made the fates of the Mediterranean. Until his death, the Valid-Sultan Murat listened to his mother in everything. Not far from Istanbul, he erected a mosque, named after her Attik-Walid. Nurbanu Sultan died on December 7, 1583, surrounded by love and revered by nobles and common people, because at the end of her life she was famous for charity. She is buried in the Attic-Walid mosque. Her son bitterly mourned loss and long wore mourning for her.

Nurbanu, Murad and Safiye

What will the creators of the series "The Magnificent Age" come up with, if they want to shoot the fifth season? The last two distort the historical events to please the movie drive. One can only imagine how Nurbana, the wife of Selim, will die. Yes, there was sometimes a struggle between Safia and her for influence on the Sultan, but is not this the normal relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law? It would hardly have reached the point of killing. Perhaps another. This version of the death of Validida is confirmed by documented rumors of that time. In the eighties of the sixteenth century, the Ottoman Empire (not without the participation of Validida) entered into an alliance with Venice, the birthplace of Cecilia Venier-Buffo. This infringed the rights of Genoa. This republic considered itself the mistress of the Mediterranean Sea. It is true or not, but rumors circulated that Nurbanu-Sultan was poisoned by the Genoese ambassador.