Correct Option: A

Out of eighteen rulers of the family, at least one-third were women. This statement is applicable to Bhaunakaras. In the course of the 16th and 17th centuries during the Sultanate of Women, woman of the imperial Harem had extraordinary influence on politics of Ottoman empire. Many of the Sultans during this time were minors and it was their mothers, sometimes daughters of the Harem, who effectively ruled the empire. Most of these woman were of slave origin.