<sod>Hürrem was allowed to give birth to more than one son which was a stark violation of the old imperial harem principle, “one concubine mother — one son,” which was designed to prevent both the mother’s influence over the sultan and the feuds of the blood brothers for the throne.<ref name=":1" /> She was to bear the majority of Suleiman's children. Hürrem gave birth to her first son [[Şehzade Mehmed|Mehmed]] in 1521 (he died in 1543) and then to four more sons, destroying Mahidevran's status as the mother of the sultan's only son.<eod>
<sod>Hürrem was allowed to give birth to more than one son which was a stark violation of the old imperial harem principle, “one concubine mother — one son,” which was designed to prevent both the mother’s influence over the sultan and the feuds of the blood brothers for the throne.<ref name=":1" /> She was to bear the majority of Suleiman's children. Hürrem gave birth to her first son [[Şehzade Mehmed|Mehmed]] in 1521 (he died in 1543) and then to four more sons, destroying Mahidevran's status as the mother of the sultan's only son.<ref name="encycloapedia">[http://www.practicalturkish.com/encyclopedia-h.html Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire]</ref> Suleiman's mother, [[Ayşe Hafsa Sultan]], partially suppressed the rivalry between the two women.<ref>Selçuk Aksin Somel: ''Historical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire'', Oxford, 2003, ISBN 0-8108-4332-3, p. 123</ref> A fight broke out, with Mahidevran beating Hürrem. After this incident, Suleiman sent Mahidevran to live with her son, [[Şehzade Mustafa]], who governed the province of [[Manisa]].<eod>