Handan Sultan was a consort of Ottoman sultan Mehmed III. As the mother of Ahmed I, she served as valide sultan and de facto regent from 1603 until her death in 1605. She was a politically influential woman during her tenure, and is remembered as one of the prominent figures during the era known as the Sultanate of Women, living in the Ottoman Empire as a courtier during the reigns of three sultans: Murad III, Mehmed III and Ahmed I.
- Occupation
- valide sultan, slave
- Position held
- valide sultan
- Citizenship
- Ottoman Empire
- Born
- 1570
- Died
