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‘ mirhimah sultan, daughter of his imperial majesty sultan iskender, invites guests of king philip of france to join her in a feast to celebrate the multiplicity of her empire’s wonders.

Mihrimah had heard whispers of what people assumed the harem and the Ottoman Empire to be - and to be frank, she was upset. And so, she invited ten prestigious guests; all of whom hail from different lands, who may find some solace in her display of Ottoman tradition. With cuisine, entertainment and good conversation, Mihrimah hopes to celebrate her culture in both the name of her father the Sultan and to seek answers from her own soul, which have put in question what she yearns for from life. 

If you have been invited, this is what is on offer and what you may include in your own threads/graphics/self-paras/w/e !!

GUEST LIST: 

Princess Safiya of Cordoba Crown Princess Marquessa of Portugal Princess Yicheng of China Lady Isabella of Milan Queen Isabel of England Zeynab Shirazi of Persia Queen Alexandrina of France Queen Mother Juana of Scotland (Princess of Castile) Princess Antoinette of Sardinia Lady Amira of Cordoba  Grand Duchess Irina of Russia

ENTERTAINMENT:

Classical music (makamlar, mehteran, brass emsembles) Traditional Ottoman dance (one of the more popular pastimes in the Harem) Meddah (one person story teller) performances of the Odyssey & the Illiad (throughout the day) and Layla & Majnun (evening) Weaving! (Mihrimah is a keen weaver, making portraits out of thick wool at her distinction level. But, for this, there will be more beginner classes on carpets/wall hangings...)

CUISINE: 

Turkish Coffee Ayran (yogurt drink) Sherbat (spice cold fruit drink) Lokum (Turkish delight) Seker (Candies)

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MIHRIMAH, a retelling. 

Contents: 

i. acknowledgements ii. list of illustrations/weavings

The Harem:

i. The royal birth of Mihrimah Osman ii. Edirne Palace: Introduction to weaving

The Summits:

iii. Lisbon Summit iv. A fateful meeting: Prince Thomas of England v. Florentine Summit vi. The English-Ottoman betrothal

Beyond her Freedom:

vii. The English Wedding viii. Mihrimah in London

Aftermath & Legacy:

x. Her constant support of Murad, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire xi. Support spent on her husband, Prince Thomas xii. Reputation in England xiv. Nikita Rurik, Grand Duke of Russia

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CONSTANTINOPLE. 

The journey back to Constantinople was tiresome, leaving the Sultana to sulk and muse over what had gone wrong and what had gone right in the belly of Lisbon. Yes, she had been given the chance to meet her cousins and meet new people, but she had returned to the heart of the Ottoman Empire unwed and without the security one needs to survive. And though she trusted her father, the Sultan Iskender, with all her heart, she knew in herself that she’d have to try harder. 

With any sort of a love affair amiss, Mihrimah was left to her own devices. Having been spoilt in Lisbon with freedom, the Sultana refused to return to her chambers peacefully. Instead, she took a barge out into the rivers with her ladies, and swam in the ocean in little more than a chiffon (much to the disgust of her elders, but to the joy of the young men who fished by the mouth). 

But her return was not cast by misfortune, she listened in with bated breath as she heard rumour of her hand promised to both England and Russia now the trade deal was underway. Mihrimah decided that she would make a good English or Russian; especially Russian, for that still meant she could visit her father, mother and siblings. 

Yet, with no official announcement in place, the Sultana of the Ottoman Empire turned her attention to something more shocking. 

Rumour had it that her very own sister plotted against the heir presumptive and Mihrimah’s favourite sibling. Disgust riddled her, and so she used her charm and golden luck on the councillors and her father’s friends - coating their ears in the dream of Murad Sultan ruling the Empire; imagine! She’d call, dreamily charming the audience, Murad would bring us to the Golden Age!

And though Paris sounded oh so exciting, Mihrimah was not all too pleased to leave Constantinople whispering about both her brother and her father. Much tot he surprise of her closest confidantes, Mihrimah almost stayed behind! Alas, the call of adventure seemed to coax her aboard their royal ships. Planning to show the splendour of both the Ottoman culture and herself to the people of the world. Mihrimah joins the summit of France with her head held high. 

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Wikipedia Contents. 

Early life Her role in the succession of Sultan Murad Portuguese Summit, 1458 Portrayals in Posthumous Art Portrayals in Film & Theatre

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❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1458. thanks is given by the SULTANA MIHRIMAH SULTAN, from THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE. they are at best POLISHED, and at their worst FORCEFUL. whilst abroad, their ambition is to SUPPORT HER OLDER BROTHER AND SEEK A POSITION WORTHY OF HER STATUS AMONGST HER FATHER’S PLANS. SHE seems to remind everyone of BESTE KÖKDEMIR & THE SENSATION OF SILK AGAINST BARE SKIN, THE ROCK OF THE OCEAN SPLASHING AGAINST THE UNDERBELLY OF A SHIP & THE FLUSH OF FEATHERS BEATING AGAINST A GILDED CAGE.❞

and finally… (for now) i offer you the beautiful mihrimah !!

STATS.

full name  — mihrimah (persian - ”light of the moon”) sultan (child of the sultan) titles  — sultana of the ottoman empire (imperial princess) birthplace  —   edirne, eastern thrace, ottoman territory age  — twenty (20) languages  — ottoman turkish (mother-tongue), arabic (fluent), persian (few dialects), ottoman sign language (fluent), english (learning), french (learning), greek (few dialects) dynasty  — osman

mother  — haseki sultan nehir

father  — sultan iskender

spouse  — n/a

issue  — n/a

siblings  — older : unnamed son 🕇 older : melek sultan older : sezhade of the ottoman empire, heir presumptive older : sultana of the ottoman empire younger : ilaldi sultan younger : ayse sultan younger : hafsa sultan younger : emine sultan younger : sittisah sultan younger : beyhan sultan younger : sirin sultan younger : sehzade kasim younger : unborn sultan

other  —  grandmother : valide sultan mahidevran aunt : hurrem al-barracin consort to iskender : consort hiranur sultan consort to iskender : consort branimira of croatia brother-in-law : grand vizier rondulu selim pasha courtier - potential suitor : second vizier yazid ibrahim basturk pasha harem chief officer : chief steward of the imperial harem courtier : vadim, wallachian boyar of braila

zodiac — gemini religious affiliation — islam face claim — beste kokdemir height  — 5′10″ recognisable features — raven locks that fall way past her shoulders, normally covered by a sheer veil but if you see her hair with your naked eye count yourself blessed. 

HEADCANNONS

LIFE IN THE HAREM  —  it is all she has ever known, to be surrounded by love and women who filled her with an inflated ego, a currency known for her beauty and the dulcet tones fit for a woman of her standing. Due to such an upbringing she did not grow up to hate the woman who tore her father’s attention away from herself and her mother, but loyalty was wedged in deep between muscle and bone! The loyalty she upholds for her mother and older brother know no bounds, and may someday be her undoing if the next Sultan does not carry her true blood. 

EDUCATION  —  Educated well, Mihrimah may have made a good Sultan if she had been born a boy. Nonetheless,  she used her feminine whims to her advantage. Though, it is perhaps childish to flaunt such beauty in the eyes of men who see it as all they want. With dance and music, she expresses herself - long, delicate fingers playing to the tune to all who dare to listen. Such culture is praised amongst the women of the palace and the Osman dynasty, but Mihrimah plans to use such skills on many unsuspecting men - to wean out the weak from the strong, to unveil the ones who plan to betray her older brother or her father. She is, in her eyes even, a grand piece to the Sultan’s chessboard - if only he plans to use her more often. Her education has provided her with the gumption to take the reigns of an already crowded steps to the throne, but she does not desire such responsibility as of yet. Instead, she seeks to use her tongue (trained in many a language, that may leave the educated advisers of the Western realms at unease). She plans to take to Portugal as an envoy, to act as her father’s spy if needs will it. Though perhaps a spy is far too generous a word since she is not a coy woman and often boasts of her powers and natural features as if there was not an eye to see it. 

MUSIC & DANCE — Though music and dance is a passion well-loved by the Sultana, Mihrimah has always found time and obsession with weaving. Her talent is famous amongst the noble ladies of the Ottoman Empire, and often she will display her woven beauties to the visitors and courtiers who peek with nosey eyes. Back within the palace she rarely took a toe outside, the Sultana has her own rooms lined with her art. She is known for it, but some may whisper that she is doomed to spend her life weaving rather than living - such cruel rumours are only laughed off by the Sultana, even if the question of her future hangs heavy around her neck. 

LOYALTY — The loyalty she ties to her older brother is immovable. Such trust was born when the two children grew together, sharing tutors and governesses as they ran through the various halls of various estates. To say she loves him is misunderstood, she adores him. To her, he is her Sultan - above their father, and above their mother. But with such love comes danger; if she is to choose between the two men, who should she lay her allegiance with? 

WANTED CONNECTIONS.

friends overseas (pen-pals, frenemies, bffs, the lot!), enemies she may sulk around, boys she commands for her own use, allegiances made for her brother the sehzade, allies she may count on to spread her own influence, and perhaps someone who can take her from simple daughter to wife and consort of the utmost importance. 

INFLUENCES.

catherine howard (english history) bathsheba (the bible) sirens (folklore) aphrodite (greek mythology) grimhild (norse mythology) ramses (the prince of egypt) amy (young man with a horn) the comforters (rudyard kipling) rachel green (friends) oberyn martell (game of thrones) joan holloway (mad men) amy march (little women) gabrielle solis (desperate housewives) jackie burkhart (that 70s show) buffy summers (buffy the vampire slayer) lady (lady and the tramp) tahani al-jamil (the good place) nala (the lion king) elizabeth swann (pirates of the caribbean) daisy buchanan (the great gatsby) scarlet o’hara (gone with the wind) lydia bennet (pride and prejudice) princess jasmine (aladdin) marie (the aristrocats) madison li (fallout 3) blanche (a streetcar named desire) paula (the winter’s tale, shakespeare) mihrimah sultan (daughter of suleiman i, history)

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a song that reflects your character : rich girl by daryl hall & john oats / valentine by suki waterhouse

a quote that reflects your character & why? : i stuff my mouth full of cherries. say, this is the taste of love, and i will choke on it. by angelea lowes, 2 truths and a lie. mihrimah yearns for the love that her mother has told her about, she wishes to soak it into her very skin in the hope to learn and enjoy. but she isn’t closeted, she does not think such things are easy to come by. so she will steal all of the men, their lust and affection with greedy hands to practice before her future husband is chosen. this quote engulfs her unexplored sexuality and budding romances, it states how greedy she is and how she will overindulge on cherries till she grows sick. she does not no moderation, not in any manner. 

how do they characterize their childhood –– honey soaked, she grew amongst the harem and it’s love.. her childhood was glittering, for she was forever loved by the consorts of the harem, and her grandmother whom she remained with when her mother was with the sultan. mihrimah was a happy child, and offered every luxury afford to a sultana of the ottoman empire. she was, by any means, the child of extravagance. 

how does their childhood self differ from their current self? : not much has changed, at twenty years of age she is still immature, spoilt and cheerful. as a young woman, she boasts womanly beauty and cultivated fashion sense. mihrimah is still as confident as she was when she was younger, and boasts of it whenever she sees fit. 

describe a fond memory of theirs : the wedding of melek and selim! this was the first time mihrimah was allowed to dance, flee and be her own person. dressed to out-do the bride (before her mother found her), mihrimah thought she’d meet a future suitor or perhaps would win a chance of tasting her first flickers of freedom itself. alas, she had been kept within the harem’s loving embrace. still, mihrimah continued to have her fun. she danced all night, to every song, with every sultana till her toes dared to drop off! laughter spilled from her as if she was full of such sounds, leaving her merry till her head hit the pillow fluffed by her ladies. it was a joyous time, and one she’d envision for her own future wedding. 

one in-game character, not directly related to yours, they are envious of : emilia of austria, this princess beholds a freedom that mihrimah cannot quite understand. under her sharp gaze, she watched as the austrian princess prances before the men and women as if she were alone. what freedom did she hold? how could mihrimah steal it for her own use? 

one in-game character they would FIGHT : branimira of croatia if the rumours are true that she seeks to place her son as the true heir... after all, she can’t fight a baby. ofc, mihrimah has yet to hear of this - but soon, she will be called up for her loyalty to her older brother, for he is the very reason she fuels her ambition. 

worth  :  20 pts.