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Hatice Muazzez Sultan
Hatice Muazzez Sultan (, "''respectful lady''" and "''precious''"; – 12 September 1687) was the third Haseki Sultan of Sultan Ibrahim and the mother of Sultan Ahmed II. Life Muazzez entered in Ibrahim's harem around 1640, became his concubine and gave birth to her only certain son, Şehzade Ahmed (future Ahmed II) on 25 February 1643. After her son's birth, she was entitled third Haseki Sultan. During Ibrahim's reign, she received a stipend of 1000 aspers a day. She was the most beautiful of all Ibrahim's concubine and she was known for her mild character and her good manners in the palace. After the deposition and death of Sultan Ibrahim in 1648, his eldest son, Sultan Mehmed IV, son of Turhan Sultan, ascended the throne, after which Muazzez settled in the Old Palace. This brought her thirty eight years of imprisonment in the Old Palace and separation from her son, who was closed in the Kafes. Death and aftermath In 1687, a large fire broke out near the Old Palace. By t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haseki Sultan
Haseki Sultan (, ''Ḫāṣekī Sulṭān'' ) was the title used for the chief consort of an Ottoman sultan. In later years, the meaning of the title changed to "imperial consort". Hurrem Sultan, principal consort and legal wife of Suleiman the Magnificent, was the first holder of this title. The title lost its exclusivity under Ibrahim I, who bestowed it upon eight women simultaneously. The title haseki sultan was used until the 17th century. After that, '' kadınefendi'' became the highest ranking title for imperial consorts, although this title was not as prestigious as haseki sultan. Term The word ''haseki'' (خاصکي-خاصگی) comes from the Arabic word ''Khassa'' (خاصه) which is suffixed with the Persian ''gi'' (گی) and means "to attribute something exclusively to". ''Haseki'' is, therefore, one who belongs exclusively to the sultan. Sultan (سلطان) is an Arabic word, that indicates "authority" or "dominion". starting from the 16th century, this title was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suleiman II Of The Ottoman Empire
Suleiman II ( ''Süleymān-i sānī''; ; 15 April 1642 – 22 June 1691) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1687 to 1691. After being brought to the throne by an armed mutiny, Suleiman and his grand vizier Fazıl Mustafa Pasha were successfully able to turn the tide of the War of the Holy League, reconquering Belgrade in 1690, as well as carrying out significant fiscal and military reforms. Early life Suleiman II was born on 15 April 1642 at Topkapı Palace in Constantinople, the son of Sultan Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire, Ibrahim and Saliha Dilaşub Sultan, a Serb woman originally named Katarina. Suleiman was only 3 months younger than his half-brother Mehmed IV, who was born on 2 January 1642. After the deposition and execution of his father in 1648, Suleiman's half-brother Mehmed came to the throne. On 21 October 1649, Suleiman along with his brothers Mehmed and Ahmed were circumcised. In 1651, Suleiman was confined in the ''Kafes'', a luxurious prison for royal pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gülnuş Sultan
Emetullah Rabia Gülnuş Sultan (, 'spring' and 'essence of rose'; 1642 – 6 November 1715) was the '' Haseki Sultan'' of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed IV and '' Valide Sultan'' to their sons Mustafa II and Ahmed III. She was the prominent figure during the era of the Sultanate of Women which spanned for nearly 200 years and ended with her death in 1715. Early life Gülnuş Sultan was born in 1642 in the town of Rethymno, Crete, when the island was under Venetian rule, the daughter of a Greek Orthodox priest. A minor theory saw instead Gülnuş Sultan belonged to the Venetian Verzini family which had settled the city. She was captured by the Ottomans during the invasion of Crete in 1645. Time as consort The Ottoman army invaded the island during the Cretan War; she was captured as a very young girl when the Ottomans conquered Rethymno in 1645, taken as a slave and was sent to Constantinople. She was renamed ''Emetullah Rabia Gülnuş'' and was given a thoroughly Ottoman educ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hümaşah Sultan (wife Of Ibrahim)
Hümaşah Sultan (; "''Şah's phoenix''"; 1630 – after 1676) was the Eighth Haseki and only legal wife of Sultan Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire. Marriage Hümaşah married Ibrahim in 1647, and was given the title of "Eighth Haseki". After her marriage she became known as "Telli Haseki" because of the silver and gold threads (tels) that are traditionally used to adorn a bride's hair. Her marriage was described by the historian Mustafa Naima: After marrying her, Ibrahim gave her the treasury of Egypt as dowry and ordered the palace of Ibrahim Pasha to be carpeted in sable furs and given to her. Ibrahim subjected his sisters, Kösem's daughters Ayşe, Fatma and Hanzade, and his niece Kaya to the indignity of subordination of his concubines. He took away their lands and jewels, and made them serve Hümaşah, by standing at attention like servants while she ate and by fetching and holding the soap, basin and the pitcher of water with which she washed her hands. Because of w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Şivekar Sultan
Şivekar Sultan (; died 1693) was the seventh Haseki of Sultan Ibrahim I (reign 16401648) of the Ottoman Empire. Life She was of Armenian descent. Her real name was Maria, and she was the daughter of a wealthy Armenian merchant. Şivekar Sultan was morbidly obese. In 1646, Ibrahim appointed his servants to look for the "fattest woman" in Constantinople. Upon this order, they started to search for palace officials and eventually found an Armenian woman in Üsküdar. Maria became his consort and he gave her the name ''Şivekar'', meaning "flirty". She was then given the title of Seventh Haseki. She had a good relation with Cinci Hoca Pasha and later with the Eighth Haseki Hümaşah Sultan. She was politically active during Ibrahim's last years. Ibrahim soon became mentally ill, and Şivekar helped sooth his tensions. She was among the strongest consorts of Ibrahim in the Ottoman Harem's politics. She gave birth to a son, named Şehzade Cihangir, in 1646, who died in infa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saliha Dilaşub Sultan
Saliha Dilaşub Sultan (, "''the devout one''" and "''queen bee's heart''"; - 4 December 1689), also known as Aşub Sultan or Aşube Sultan, was a consort of Ottoman Sultan Ibrahim and Valide Sultan to their son Suleiman II. Origin Saliha Dilaşub Sultan was of unknown origins. She came to the Ottoman Imperial Harem by the Ottoman slave trade. Consort She became the first concubine of Ibrahim after his rise at the throne and on 15 April 1642, gave birth to her only certain son, Şehzade Suleiman (the future Suleiman II) and she became the second Haseki after Turhan Sultan, mother of Mehmed, Ibrahim's first son. During Ibrahim's reign her stipend consisted of 1,300 aspers a day. He also gifted the incomes of Bolu Sanjak to her. She was described as a simple-hearted woman of lively and cheerful character. After the death of Ibrahim After the deposition and death of Sultan Ibrahim in 1648, his eldest son, Mehmed IV, born by Turhan Sultan and only three months older than Sul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayşe Sultan (wife Of Murad IV)
Ayşe Sultan or Ayşe Hatun is the name of several Ottomana concubines, consorts and princesses: *Ayşe Sultan (daughter of Bayezid II) (1465–1515), daughter of Sultan Bayezid II and his concubine Nigar Hatun * Ayşe Gülbahar Hatun, concubine of Sultan Bayezid II and mother of Sultan Selim I * Ayşe Hafsa Sultan, concubine of Sultan Selim I, and mother and Valide Sultan of Sultan Süleyman I *Ayşe Hatun (consort of Selim I), Crimean princess, daughter of Khan Meñli I Giray, consort of Sultan Selim I and before of his half-brother Şehzade Mehmed *Ayşe Hümaşah Sultan (1541–c. 1598), daughter of Mihrimah Sultan and granddaughter of Suleiman the Magnificent and Hürrem Sultan * Ayşe Sultan (daughter of Murad III) (1565 –1605), daughter of Sultan Murad III and his Haseki Safiye Sultan * Ayşe Sultan (1587?–?), daughter of Sultan Mehmed III and his consort Handan Sultan *Ayşe Sultan (daughter of Ahmed I) (1605 or 1608 –1657), daughter of Sultan Ahmed I and his Haseki K� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mothers Of The Ottoman Sultans
This is a list of the biological mothers of Ottoman sultans. There were thirty-six sultans of the Ottoman Empire in twenty-one generations (during early days the title ''Bey'' or ''Ghazi'' was used instead of ''Sultan''). Throughout the six-century history the sultans were the members of the same house, namely the House of Osman ( Turkish: ''Osmanlı Hanedanı''). Mothers of the Ottoman Sultans This list is distinct from the list of Valide Sultans of the Ottoman Empire. Valide Sultan was the title of the mother of the reigning sultan. The mothers who died before their sons' accession to throne, never assumed the title of Valide Sultan like Hürrem, Muazzez, Mihrişah, and Şermi. On the other hand, step mothers who were not the biological mothers but raised the princes whose mothers had died assumed the title of Valide Sultan like Perestu. So there were Valide Sultans who were not the mothers, and there were mothers who were not the Valide Sultans. The detailed list of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Consorts Of The Ottoman Sultans
This is a list of consorts of the Ottoman sultans, the wives and concubines of the monarchs of the Ottoman Empire who ruled over the transcontinental empire from its inception in 1299 to its dissolution in 1922. Honorific and titles Hatun Hatun () was used as an honorific for women in the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman period, roughly equivalent to the English term ''Lady''. The term was being used for the Ottoman sultan's consorts. When the son of one of the consorts ascended the throne she became ''Valide Hatun'' (Mother of Sultan). Sultan Sultan (سلطان) is a word of Arabic origin, originally meaning "authority" or "dominion". By the beginning of the 16th century, the title of sultan, carried by both men and women of the Ottoman dynasty, was replacing other titles by which prominent members of the imperial family had been known (notably ''hatun'' for women and ''bey'' for men), with imperial women carrying the title of "Sultan" after their given names. Consequently, the tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottoman Family Tree
This is a male family tree for all the Ottoman Sultans and their mothers. Family tree See also * Ottoman Empire ** Ottoman dynasty ** Ottoman history * List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire * Valide sultan, the title for the mother of the ruling Sultan ** List of mothers of the Ottoman sultans * Haseki sultan, the title for the wife or chief consort of the ruling Sultan ** List of Ottoman imperial consorts * Line of succession to the former Ottoman throne The Ottoman dynasty () consisted of the members of the imperial House of Osman (), also known as the Ottomans (). According to Ottoman tradition, the family originated from the Kayı tribe branch of the Oghuz Turks, under the leadership of ... References Further reading * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Bernard Lewis, ''The Emergence of Modern Turkey (Studies in Middle Eastern History)'', Publisher: Ox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq, Syria, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; and the Aegean Sea, Greece, and Bulgaria to the west. Turkey is home to over 85 million people; most are ethnic Turkish people, Turks, while ethnic Kurds in Turkey, Kurds are the Minorities in Turkey, largest ethnic minority. Officially Secularism in Turkey, a secular state, Turkey has Islam in Turkey, a Muslim-majority population. Ankara is Turkey's capital and second-largest city. Istanbul is its largest city and economic center. Other major cities include İzmir, Bursa, and Antalya. First inhabited by modern humans during the Late Paleolithic, present-day Turkey was home to List of ancient peoples of Anatolia, various ancient peoples. The Hattians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
