The main enemy of Alexandra Anastasia Lisowska Sultan in the palace was none other than a loyal friend and close associate of Sultan Suleiman. Ironically, it was Ibrahim Pasha who at one time drew attention to a beggar-slave of Slavic origin, walking through the slave market.
At that time, Ibrahim held the post of guardian of the Sultan’s chambers and was a servant close to the padishah. He then ordered to bring the girl he liked to the Istanbul palace, making sure that the Slav made a favorable impression on Valide Sultan. The padishah’s mother was just looking for a new favorite for the sovereign, hoping in this way to weaken the influence of Mahidevran Sultan on her son.
Having given birth to Shehzade Mustafa to the Ottoman Empire, a Circassian woman could well count on special privileges in the harem. And with the advent of a rival, as Valide Sultan believed, Mahidevran would weave intrigues against the new favorite.
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Then Ibrahim Pasha could not even imagine that he had brought a woman to the harem to Sultan Suleiman, who, hiding under the mask of a beggar-slave, would rise like a Phoenix bird, turning into a powerful mistress. Indeed, in the slave market, Ibrahim bought the future favorite of the ruler, who was destined to become Alexandra Anastasia Lisowska Sultan.
The enamored padishah was ready for anything for the sake of his concubine: he granted her freedom, performed the nikah ceremony with her and came up with a special title for Alexandra Anastasia Lisowska Sultan – haseki, endowing her with essentially unlimited power in the harem.
Realizing what danger Ibrahim Pasha posed for her, the Slavic favorite of Sultan Suleiman did everything to get rid of her enemy.
“He dug his own grave!”, “Ibrahim first brought to the harem, and then, I suppose, he bit his elbows!”, “Why did you come to the market! I would sit in my chambers! ”,“ The Slav woman arranged a riot for them in the harem, ”the followers wrote.