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Murad V
Murad V ( ota, مراد خامس, translit=Murâd-ı ḫâmis; tr, V. Murad; 21 September 1840 – 29 August 1904) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire who reigned from 30 May to 31 August 1876. The son of Abdulmejid I, he supported the conversion of the government to a constitutional monarchy. His uncle Abdulaziz had succeeded Abdulmejid to the throne and had attempted to name his own son as heir to the throne, which spurred Murad to participate in the overthrow of his uncle. However, his own frail physical and mental health caused his reign to be unstable and Murad V was deposed in favor of his half-brother Abdul Hamid II after only 93 days. Early life Murad V was born as Şehzade Mehmed Murad on 21 September 1840 in the Çırağan Palace in Istanbul. His father was Sultan Abdulmejid I, son of Sultan Mahmud II and Bezmiâlem Sultan. His mother was Şevkefza Kadın, an ethnic Georgian. In September 1847, aged seven, he was ceremoniously circumcised together w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottoman Caliphate
The Caliphate of the Ottoman Empire ( ota, خلافت مقامى, hilâfet makamı, office of the caliphate) was the claim of the heads of the Turkish Ottoman dynasty to be the caliphs of Islam in the late medieval and the early modern era. During the period of Ottoman expansion, Ottoman rulers claimed caliphal authority after the conquest of Mamluk Egypt by Sultan Selim I in 1517, which bestowed the title of Defender of the Holy Cities of Mecca and Medina upon him and strengthened the Ottoman claim to caliphate in the Muslim world. The demise of the Ottoman Caliphate took place because of a slow erosion of power in relation to Western Europe, and because of the end of the Ottoman state as a consequence of the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire by the League of Nations mandate. Abdulmejid II, the last Ottoman caliph, held his caliphal position for a couple of years after the partitioning, but with Mustafa Kemal Pasha's secular reforms and the subsequent exile of the roy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meyliservet Kadın
Meyliservet Kadın ( ota, میل ثروت قادین; "''worth of beauty''"; 21 October 1859 – 9 December 1891) was the fourth consort of Sultan Murad V of the Ottoman Empire. Early life Of Circassian origin, Meyliservet was born on 21 October 1859 in the Caucasus. She had an elder sister, who was the wife of the ambassador to Rome. Her sister took her with her to Italy, and provided her with an excellent education. She learned several languages. After remaining in Italy for more than eight years, the two sisters returned to Istanbul where they lived a lonely life. Meyliservet's elder sister knew Murad V's half-sister Refia Sultan, so she visited her from time to time; in one of her visits she told her just how miserable she was to be living separate from her husband, so Refia Sultan asked her uncle, Sultan Abdülaziz, to recall the ambassador and give him a post in Istanbul, which is exactly what happened. The two sisters went to Refia Sultan to thank her and Meyliservet, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Şevkefza Kadın
ota, شوق افزا قادین , birth_name = , birth_date = , birth_place = , death_date = , death_place = Çırağan Palace, Ortaköy, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire , burial_place = New Mosque, Istanbul , spouse = , issue = Murad V , issue-link = #Issue , issue-pipe = more... , house = Ottoman (by marriage) , father = , mother = , religion = Sunni Islam Şevkefza Kadın (; died 17 September 1889; meaning "one who cheers up" in Persian) was the fourth wife of Sultan Abdulmejid I of the Ottoman Empire. She held the position of Valide Sultan from 30 May 1876 to 31 August 1876, when her son Şehzade Murad ascended the throne as Murad V. Early life Of Georgian origin, Şevkefza Kadın was presented at the age of seven during the reign of Sultan Mahmud II, by the first imam, Zeynelabidin Efendi. She served the Sultan for seven or eight years as a dancer in his presence. She was then attached to the entourage of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdulmejid I
Abdulmejid I ( ota, عبد المجيد اول, ʿAbdü'l-Mecîd-i evvel, tr, I. Abdülmecid; 25 April 182325 June 1861) was the 31st Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and succeeded his father Mahmud II on 2 July 1839. His reign was notable for the rise of nationalist movements within the empire's territories. Abdulmejid wanted to encourage Ottomanism among secessionist subject nations and stop rising nationalist movements within the empire, but despite new laws and reforms to integrate non-Muslims and non-Turks more thoroughly into Ottoman society, his efforts failed in this regard. He tried to forge alliances with the major powers of Western Europe, namely the United Kingdom and France, who fought alongside the Ottoman Empire in the Crimean War against Russia. During the Congress of Paris on 30 March 1856, the Ottoman Empire was officially included among the European family of nations. Abdulmejid's biggest achievement was the announcement and application of the Tanzimat (reorgan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aliye Sultan
Aliye Sultan ( ota, عالیه سلطان; "''nobleborn''"; 24 August 1880 – 17 September 1903) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Sultan Murad V and Resan Hanım. Early life Aliye Sultan was born on 24 August 1880 in the Çırağan Palace, during her family's confinement in the palace after the disposal of her father. Her father was Murad V, son of Abdulmejid I and Şevkefza Kadın. Her mother was Resan Hanım She was the seventh child, and fourth daughter of her father and the second child of her mother. She had a sister, Fatma Sultan, one year elder than her. She take her name by Aliye Sultan, her father's sister died as child. Illness and death In 1903, Aliye Sultan had come down with a slight cold, but after the cold passed she could not recover her health. Slowly she began to weaken, even though no trace of her illness remained. The doctors found that her lungs were a bit weak and they felt she needed a change of air. And so her father sent her up to Yıldız Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatma Sultan (daughter Of Murad V)
Fatma Sultan ( ota, فاطمه سلطان; "''one who abstain''"; 19 June 1879 – 20 November 1932) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Sultan Murad V and Resan Hanım. Early life Fatma Sultan was born on 19 June 1879, during the third year of her family's confinement in Çırağan Palace. Her father was Murad V, son of Abdulmejid I and Şevkefza Kadın. She was named after Murad's favoutite sister, Fatma Sultan. Her mother was Resan Hanım. She was the sixth child, and third daughter of her father and the eldest child of her mother. She had a sister, Aliye Sultan, one year younger than her. She was the first Murad's child born after his rise at the throne and deposition and the first born in the Çırağan Palace during his prisonery. According to Filizten Hanım, she was calm, dignified, serious-minded, polite, and gentle, differenti by her elder half-sisters, Hatice Sultan and Fehime Sultan. She spent an important part of her time in playing the piano and reading ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fehime Sultan
Fehime Sultan ( ota, فہیمه سلطان, "''intelligent''"; 2 July 1875 – 15 September 1929) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Sultan Murad V and his fourth consort Meyliservet Kadın. Early life Fehime Sultan was born on 2 July 1875 in the Dolmabahçe Palace. Her father was Murad V, son of Abdulmejid I and Şevkefza Kadın, and her mother was Meyliservet Kadın. She was the fifth child, and second daughter born to her father and the only child of her mother. Her birth was kept secret until his father became sultan, the Ottoman princes being forbidden to have children at the time. After Murad's accession the throne on 30 May 1876, after the deposition of his uncle Sultan Abdulaziz, her family settled in the Dolmabahçe Palace. After reigning for three months, he was deposed on 30 August 1876, due to mental instability and was imprisoned in the Çırağan Palace. Fehime and her mother followed him into confinement. Life in confinement At the time of her family's con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatice Sultan (daughter Of Murad V)
Hatice Sultan ( ota, خدیجه سلطان, "''respectful lady''"; 5 April 1870 – 13 March 1938) was an Ottoman princess, the eldest daughter of Sultan Murad V and his third wife Şayan Kadın. Early life Hatice Sultan was born on 5 April 1870 her father's villa in Kurbağalıdere. Her father was Murad V, son of Abdulmejid I and Şevkefza Kadın, and her mother was Şayan Kadın. She was the third child, and eldest daughter of her father and the only child of her mother. At her conception, Pertevniyal Sultan, mother and Valide Sultan of Sultan Abdülaziz, ordered Şayan to have an abortion, because it was forbidden for the Ottoman princes at the time to have children before ascending the throne. However, Murad had already had two sons thanks to Abdülaziz's favour. This time Pertevniyal Sultan insisted that the rules be respected. Then Murad, with Abdülaziz's help, bribed the doctor to tell Pertevniyal that the abortion had been performed, while hiding Şayan in Murad's villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin
Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin ( ota, شہزادہ محمد صلاح الدین; 12 August 1861 – 29 April 1915) was an Ottoman prince, the only son of Sultan Murad V, and his second wife Reftarıdil Kadın. Early life Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin was born on 12 August 1861 in the Dolmabahçe Palace, in Beşiktaş. His father was Sultan Murad V, son of Sultan Abdulmejid I and Şevkefza Kadın, and his mother was Reftarıdil Kadın. He was the eldest child, and only son of her father, and the only child of her mother. After Abdulmejid's death in 1861, and the accession of his brother Sultan Abdulaziz, Murad became the crown prince. His family lived in a mansion in Kurbağalıdere, which was allocated to him by Abdulaziz. They used to spend their winters in the crown princes apartments located in the Dolmabahçe Palace and the Nisbetiye Mansion. Selaheddin was circumcised in 1870. Other princes who were circumcised along with him included, his uncles, Şehzade Selim Süleyman,& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filizten Hanım
Filizten Hanım ( ota, فيليزتن خانم; 1861–1862 – 1945; meaning "Tendril bodied" or "big eyes") was the last consort of Sultan Murad V of the Ottoman Empire. Life Filizten Hanım was born in 1861 or 1862. At Istanbul her name according to the custom of the Ottoman court was changed Filizten. She was medium-tall, had blonde hair, was somewhat heavy, and was incomparably beautiful. Filizten was appointed a "Duty Kalfa", after Murad's accession to the throne on 30 May 1876, after the deposition of his uncle Sultan Abdulaziz. After reigning for three months, he was deposed on 30 August 1876, due to mental instability and was imprisoned in the Çırağan Palace. Filizten was chosen to serve at Çırağan Palace, where she became Murad's last consort.. She married Murad after 1883. However, Murad's physical and mental condition had now deteriorated and the marriage was never consummated. She was widowed at Murad's death in 1904, after which her ordeal in the Çıra� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Resan Hanım
Resan Hanım ( ota, رسان خانم, "''softness''" or "''bright''"; 28 March 1860 – 31 March 1910) was a consort of Sultan Murad V of the Ottoman Empire. Biography Resan Hanım was born on 28 March 1860 in Artvin in the Caucasus. She was Georgian, daughter of Ömer Bey and Fatma Hanım, and she had two sisters named Şayeste Hanım and Rabia Gülten Hanım. Her real name was Ayşe Hanim. She and sisters were sent to Istanbul as ladies-in-waiting for Seniha Sultan, Murad V's half-sister. Resan was chosen by Seniha as a consort for Murad and she was presented to Murad by the Senior Kalfa as a gift on the occasion of his accession to the throne. After his deposition, she followed him into confinement in the Çırağan Palace. She married Murad on 2 November 1877 in the Çırağan Palace when Murad was thirty-seven years old and Resan was seventeen years old, a year after Murad and his family's imprisonment in the palace. On 19 June 1879, a year after the marriage, she gave birt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
