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Apr 2024
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Kosem Sultan part 2

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When we last left Kosem Sultan, she was already super powerful, but with the death of her eldest son, Murad IV, she's now about to start a life of a new kind of power under her unwell son, Ibrahim. Ibrahim, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire has gone down in history as Ibrahim the Mad, soooo..... Kosem, a woman who redefined 'boss lady' in the Ottoman Empire, foun ... Show More
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