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Sultan IV. Murad Khan

• Ebubekir Subaşı
Murad Khan had a solid bone structure like an
elephant and also a fiery spirit. He was jum-
ping from one running horse to another, and
the javelin he was throwing went like an arrow
from a bow. His arrows fell farther than a rifle
bullet, and it was said that he pierced iron pla-
tes with his arrow.

The Shah of India, Hurrem, sent him a shield
made of elephant ears and covered with rhino
skin. His ambassador said, “My Sultan, a rifle
and sword will not affect this.” When he said
that, he hit his spear and pierced the armor.

The sultan put five hundred gold in that shield
and gave it to the ambassador. He took it to
the place where the Indian Sultan had come to
hang it on the palace door.

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Hatice Tarhan Sultana

• Ebubekir Subaşı
Hatice Tarhan Sultana was the strongest pillar
of the Ottoman Empire in her lifetime.
She is a sultana who came to the rescue in the
difficult times of the state and raised Mehmed
the Fourth in her arms.
Her contemporaries recognized her as an
epitome of chastity. It is not possible to cal-
culate her charities that serve humanity. She
is the one who saved the honor of Istanbul
by building the Çanakkale fortifications. In
addition, her charity works on the way to the
Kaaba and the unique mosque in Istanbul can
be seen. There has never been another Sultana
in history to whom such greatness has been
bestowed.
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9786057916310 Imported Paper

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