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Emine Nemika Sultan
Emine Nemika Sultan (; 9 March 1888 – 6 September 1969) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Şehzade Mehmed Selim, son of Sultan Abdul Hamid II. Early life Nemika Sultan was born on 9 March 1888 in the Yıldız Palace. Her father was Şehzade Mehmed Selim, and her mother was Iryale Hanım, the daughter of Hassan Ali Marshan and Fatma Horecan Aredba. Her mother was the sister of Nazikeda Kadın, first wife of Sultan Mehmed VI. She was the second child and only daughter of her parents. She had an elder brother Şehzade Mehmed who died young and a paternal younger half-brother, Şehzade Mehmed Abdülkerim. She was the granddaughter of Sultan Abdul Hamid II and Bedrifelek Kadın. In March 1898, she attended the wedding of her aunt Naime Sultan, daughter of Abdul Hamid II and Bidar Kadın, and Mehmed Kemaleddin Pasha, son of Gazi Osman Pasha. During the ceremonial occasion, she sat with her aunts Şadiye Sultan and Hamide Ayşe Sultan. Nemika's mother died in 1904, when s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yıldız Palace
Yıldız Palace (, ) is a vast complex of former imperial Ottoman Empire, Ottoman pavilions and villas in Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey, built in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was used as a residence by the List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire, sultan and his court in the late 19th century. Origin Yıldız Palace, meaning "Star Palace", was built in 1880 and was used by the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II, Abdülhamid II. The area of the palace was originally made of natural woodlands and became an imperial estate during the reign of Sultan Ahmed I (r. 1603–1617). Various sultans after Ahmed I enjoyed vacationing on these lands and Sultans Abdulmejid I, Abdülmecid I and Abdulaziz, Abdülaziz built mansions here. The Yildiz Palace was a complex over a large area of hills and valleys. This was an example of traditional Ottoman architecture consisting of a complex of different buildings across a piece of land. The first pavilion was built by Sultan Selim III from 1798 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gazi Osman Pasha
Osman Nuri Pasha (; 1832, Tokat, Ottoman Empire – 4 to 5 April 1900, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire), also known as Gazi Osman Pasha (), was an Ottoman Turkish field marshal. Being one of the most respected and decorated Ottoman pashas of all time, many songs have been written for him, and many places named after him. This is mainly because he held the Bulgarian town of Plevna for five months against superior Russo-Romanian forces in 1877 during the Russo-Turkish War, though the city eventually fell. Early life and education Osman Nuri was born into the prominent Muslim Turkish Yağcıoğulları family in the city of Tokat. His father was a civil worker who, soon after Osman's birth, was appointed to a position in the Ottoman capital, so the family moved to Constantinople (now Istanbul). Osman attended the Kuleli Military High School and then graduated from the Ottoman Military College in 1852 as a lieutenant, entering the Cavalry Arm at the beginning of the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tirimüjgan Kadın
Gülnihal Tirimüjgan Kadın (16 October 1819 – 3 October 1852; , ''young rose'' and ''darting eyelashes'') was a consort of Sultan Abdulmejid I, and the mother of Sultan Abdul Hamid II of the Ottoman Empire. Early life Tirimüjgan was of Shapsug Circassian ancestry. Her father was named Bekhan Bey and her mother Almaş Hanım. In her memoirs, her granddaughter Ayşe Sultan says that, despite her well-documented origins, Abdul Hamid's enemies falsely claimed that she was the daughter of an Armenian musician named Çandır. According to Charles White, who visited Istanbul in 1843, Tirimüjgan was brought to Istanbul by Rıza Pasha, and given to Esma Sultan, who educated her and give her name Gülnihal, and then presented her to Abdulmejid. She probably worked as a palace servant before becoming a consort. After their wedding, Abdulmejid renamed her Tirimüjgan. Her granddaughter Ayşe depicted her as having "green eyes and long, light brown hair, pale skin of translucent wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdulmejid I
ʻAbd al-Majīd (ALA-LC romanization of , ), also spelled as Abd ul Majid, Abd ul-Majid, Abd ol Majid, Abd ol-Majid, and Abdolmajid, is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Majīd'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It means "servant of the All-glorious". It is rendered in Turkish as ''Abdülmecid''. There is a distinct but closely related name, ʻAbd al-Mājid (), with a similar meaning, formed on the Qur'anic name ''al-Mājid''. Some of the names below are instance of the latter one. 'Abd al-Majid may refer to: Males Given name * 'Abd al-Majid Nimer Zaghmout (died 2000), Palestinian imprisoned in Syria * Abdelmadjid Mada (born 1953), Algerian runner * Abdelmadjid Tahraoui (born 1981), Algerian footballer * Abdelmadjid Tebboune (born 1945), President of Algeria * Abdelmajid Benjelloun (1919–1981), Moroccan novelist, journalist and ambassador * Abdel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beirut
Beirut ( ; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, which makes it the List of largest cities in the Levant region by population, fourth-largest city in the Levant region and the List of largest cities in the Arab world, sixteenth-largest in the Arab world. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast. Beirut has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years, making it one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world. Beirut is Lebanon's seat of government and plays a central role in the Economy of Lebanon, Lebanese economy, with many banks and corporations based in the city. Beirut is an important Port of Beirut, seaport for the country and region, and rated a Global City, Beta- World City by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Beirut was severely damaged by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Charity (Ottoman Empire)
The Order of Charity (), sometimes referred to as the Order of the Chefakat, was an Order (honour), order of the Ottoman Empire founded in 1878 by List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan Abdul Hamid II. It was bestowed on selected women for distinguished humanitarian or charitable works, or as a token of the Sultan's esteem. Recipients included non-Ottoman citizens, including the English painter Margaret Murray Cookesley for her portrait of the Sultan's son, Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava, Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood (1883), wife of the Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, Earl of Dufferin who was British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, and to American social reformer Ellen Martin Henrotin (1893). The badge consists of a five pointed star in gold and crimson enamel, with a central gold medallion bearing the Sultan's cypher, surrounded by a green enamelled band with the words "Humanity, Assistance, Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The Medjidie
Order of the Medjidie (, August 29, 1852 – 1922) was a military and civilian order of the Ottoman Empire. The order was instituted in 1851 by Sultan Abdulmejid I. History Instituted in 1851, the order was awarded in five classes, with the First Class being the highest. The order was issued in considerable numbers by Sultan Abdülmecid as a reward for distinguished service to members of the British Army and the Royal Navy and the French Army who came to the aid of the Ottoman Empire during the Crimean War against Russia and to British recipients for later service in Egypt and/or the Sudan. In Britain it was worn after any British gallantry and campaign medals awarded, but, as an order, before foreign medals like the Turkish Crimean War medal. The order was usually conferred on officers but a few enlisted soldiers and sailors also received it in a lower class. During World War I it was also awarded to a number of German, Austrian and Bulgarian officers. The order was often confe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The House Of Osman
The Order of the House of Osman (, Modern ) was an Order (honour), order of the Ottoman Empire founded on 31 August 1893 by Sultan Abdul Hamid II. It was awarded to senior male and female members of the Ottoman dynasty, Imperial family, statesmen, and foreign heads of state. The order was awarded in only one grade. Description The order consisted of a badge. It was an oval medallion in gold, with the tughra of Sultan Abdul Hamid, and the inscriptions "Relying on the Assistance of Almighty God" above and "Sovereign of the Ottoman Empire" below the tughra. Surrounding the center medallion is a red enameled ring bearing the dates 699 After Hijra, AH and 1311 AH, which correspond to 1299 Anno Domini, AD (the date of the founding of the Ottoman Empire) and 1895 AD (the date of the founding of the order). At the bottom of the medallion is a spray of laurel leaves in white enamel, and around the top a bow in white enamel, topped by a white enameled crescent and star suspension. The b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
