Princess Sultanum
daughter of Ismail I of Persia
Mahinbanu Khanum (Persian: مهینبانو خانم; 1519–1562), better known as Princess Sultanum, was a Safavid princess of Iran, and the daughter of Shah Ismail I (r. 1501–1524) and Tajlu Khanum. She was the youngest sister of Tahmasp I. She had a big influence on the reign of her brother, and acted as his political adviser. She was one of the prominent and highly influential figures of the Safavid era.
Biography
Mahinbanu was born in 1519 in Tabriz. She lost her father at the age of five and received higher education at the royal court. She learned Persian and the Qur’an from Tajik teachers, and also studied the art of manuscript copying and painting under the great calligrapher Dust Muhammad Haravi. She was one of the patrons of Persian literature and religious works. She was very interested in politics which her mother, Tajlu Khanum, ensured she had an education in. After her mother's death in 1540, Mahinbanu was chosen as the only advisor to her brother, Shah Tahmasp. During her brother's reign, Mahinbanu was known as the greatest lady of the Safavid Empire.
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