In the shadow of his throne, they rose. Each of Sultan Süleyman's sisters selects a girl to groom for the imperial court, unaware that their choices will set in motion events that could alter the course of history.

"Those who mistook her stillness for surrender never saw how carefully she chose not to strike." From the quiet streets of Castile to the heart of the Ottoman palace, she learned early how to survive by watching, waiting, and remaining unnoticed. Elvira - now Asiye Yasemin - moves through a world of power, rules, and ambition, her every step measured. Yet some things cannot be hidden: the glances that linger, the moments that speak louder than words, and the love that grows silently between them. In a palace full of schemes, whispers, and shifting alliances, her heart may be the only thing that refuses to obey.

"Bound by fate, driven by promise." As children, they were overlooked, unseen and underestimated. One, named Mahin, a dreamer bound by silk and secrets. The other, Selim, a prince forged in ambition and fire. Together, they will rise to challenge an empire... and pay the ultimate price for destiny.

She was nurtured by love, he was forged by power. She brought light to his darkest hours; he offered shelter when her world trembled. Together, they became sanctuary and strength, a steadfast haven.

[𝘞𝘖𝘓𝘕𝘖 𝘗𝘐𝘚𝘈𝘕𝘌] ❝𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞❞ Sułtanat kobiet dopiero zaczyna się rozwijać. Obecny sułtan się starzeje, więc jego synowie coraz bardziej wtrącają się w sprawy państwowe, a ich matki tylko popychają swoje pociechy do tego, chcąc zdobyć więcej wpływów w Imperium Osmańskim. Nawet głupiec mógłby dostrzec, że tron się chwieje. Było to już zauważalne po śmierci najstarszego księcia i pierwszego syna sułtana. Został on skazany przez własnego ojca i uduszony. Jego dzieci zostały odeszły do Allaha parę dni po swoim ojcu. Szalony Sułtan. Głupi Starzec. Tak właśnie ludzie mówią za plecami swojego władcy, a ten zaczyna się coraz bardziej izolować od władzy i jedynie dopuszcza do siebie coraz to nowsze kobiety do alkowy. W pałacu ani poza nim nikt nie jest bezpieczny. Cicha walka o władzę toczy się tuż za plecami Padyszacha. Codzienności towarzyszą intrygi. I tylko jedna ze stron konfliktu utrzyma się przy władzy na tyle długo, aby jeden z książąt mógł odziedziczyć tron po śmierci ojca. Który z nich dostąpi tego zaszczytu? To już zależy tylko od jego matki oraz jej stronników. Okładka zrobiona przeze mnie. Zastrzegam sobie prawo do tej grafiki oraz każdej, która pojawi się w opowiadaniu wraz z podpisem.

What began as a lost girl without roots became a woman bound to an empire. Nevşah Saadet. The foreigner no one expected. The consort he could not forget. The one history never saw coming. Fatih Sultan Mehmed's most treasured companion, and the woman who would change the course of history forever. "In love and conquest, rules are written by the victors, and legacy remembers only the brave."

25k+ READS THANK YOU "If you gather all woman of this world and they shout together, their voice would not override my whisper." ~ Haseki Elmas Sultan Calista, eldest daughter of a single mother lived her life happily in her little village on a greek island with her two younger sisters, as one day everything changed. The Ottomans who everyone feared around the world captured the poor girl and brought her to the Topkapi Palace in the capital of the world: Istanbul. After finding out that the Harem which was her new home now is a fairytale, where you can enter as a slave and die as a Sultana, she did everything to get Sultan Murad's love and attention. Little did she know that she would fall for the Sultan and do everything to keep him away from other concubines and be the only woman in his life. Sultan Murad x OC 1 in #century [5th June 2022] 2 in #sultan [29th September 2022] 1 in #magnificent [21st October 2022] 1 in #ottoman [ 21st August 2023]

" I've worn my love like an armour on my chest and I've put my innocence on my belt like a sword. " Magnificent Century: Kosem fanfiction

Sorina was a girl who was running for her life away from her family because of the arranged marriage in Romania. She went from countries to countries until she passes out due to exhaustion then she wakes up in a palace but in the Ottoman Palace. She then became a slave in the harem with no purposes in life until she met with the sultan, Sultan Murad. Will the sultan finally find true love in her?

Marija is a young soul who gets taken away by the ottoman Army in her small village in Bosnia. She will soon face the intrigues of Topkapi Palace and fall inlove with someone she swore not to fall in love with.