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View Name: Roxelana


ROXELANA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: History
Meaning & History
From a Turkish nickname meaning "Russian". Also known by the name Khourrem, Roxelana was a slave and then a concubine of Süleyman the Magnificent, sultan of the Ottoman Empire. She eventually became his wife and produced his heir, Selim II.
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