Already no Russia: how Ukrainian diplomats have "changed" the origin of Roksolana

The Ukrainian side reached historical justice – it managed to remove the text of the inscription on the allegedly Russian origin of the wife of Sultan Suleiman I Roksolana near his grave in a mosque in Istanbul.

It is now stated that she belongs to the Ukrainian Rohatyn

Roksol or Guirem Sultan is a Ukrainian girl who became a concubine, then wife of Sultan Suleyman I.

L & # 39; Ukraine provided arguments

BBC News Ukraine told the Embassy of Ukraine in Turkey that the inaccuracy of the biography of Roxolana, placed near his burial place The year last, the ambassador noted.

Diplomats addressed a request to the Turkish side at the end of last year. And after a month of consultations, Roksolana "became" a Ukrainian.

"The Turkish side reacted quickly to our appeal and resolved all formalities as soon as possible, for which we are very grateful to him", said the spokeswoman of the Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina , Bogdan Konopljasti.

"We have presented our arguments, quoting well-known historical sources that Roksolana is from Ukrainian lands, and we assume that the Turkish side has also conducted its study," said the diplomat.

Previously, the text concerned the fact that she had a "Russian origin", but he now says, "She is the daughter of a priest from Rogatin, who is based on the territory of the country." 39, current Ukraine. "

The Sultan of the Sovereign's Heart

Roksolana or Gyurre Sultan is a Ukrainian who became a concubine. , then Suleiman's wife and the magnificent sultan in the Ottoman Empire. Historians think that she called Anastasia (sometimes Alexandra) Lisovskaya, she comes from the Rogatina of western Ukraine

Very young, she was captured by the Tatars from Crimea and was probably sold in Istanbul. And later, according to historians, she was chosen by the sultan's mother or by vizier Ibrahim Pasha, who could give the girl Suleiman. Once in a harem, she became the beloved wife of Suleiman I.

The girl received a new name for Guirem and the title Haseki-Sultan. He gave birth to the five sons and daughter of the Sultan. At his own expense, he built mosques, schools, caravanserais and kitchens in Istanbul, Edirne, Jerusalem, Mecca and Medina. Contributed to the ascension on the Ottoman throne of his son Selim II.

Joint Historical Research

According to Bogdan Konoplyastogo, Ukrainian diplomats in Turkey are contributing today to the study of Ottoman and Ukrainian archives dealing with relations between Turkey and Ukraine.

During the past year, it was already possible to find the building where was the first UNR diplomatic mission in Istanbul, as well as the tomb of the Government of the Ukrainian People's Republic Volodymyr Mursky .

"Work is underway to launch the activities of the Ukrainian-Turkish joint historical research commission"

The diplomat pointed out that for Ukrainian diplomats in Istanbul, the search for historical wonders was already a kind of past -time.

"This is not surprising because Turkey is extremely rich in historical and cultural puzzles.L'Ukraine is also rich in documentaries and historical sites related to Turkey.I hope we We will soon be able to discover many pages that are still unknown to us, our common history, "he said.

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