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Mihrimah Sultan: Why Was Even Suleiman Afraid of Her?

History loves clichés. The Sultan — a formidable ruler. The Vizier — a cunning schemer. The daughter — a jewel of the harem, a political pawn in the game of dynastic marriages. Now forget all that. Because the story of Mihrimah Sultan is that rare case where all stereotypes shatter into dust. Here is a character who did not fit into the system. She broke it from within. She was not merely a ruler's daughter. She was almost a co-ruler, a political operator whose networks of influence stretched across the empire from Istanbul to Budapest. And yes, persistent rumors claimed that even her father, Suleiman the Magnificent, a man who made half of Europe tremble, at times felt not just paternal tenderness toward her, but a soul-chilling fear. Why? How did a girl born in the "gilded cage" of Topkapi manage to turn that cage into the command center of a vast empire?