Şehzade Abdullah (c. 1523–1526) was an Ottoman prince (
şehzade), as the son of
Ottoman Sultan
The sultans of the Ottoman Empire ( tr, Osmanlı padişahları), who were all members of the Ottoman dynasty (House of Osman), ruled over the transcontinental empire from its perceived inception in 1299 to its dissolution in 1922. At its he ...
Suleiman the Magnificent
Suleiman I ( ota, سليمان اول, Süleyman-ı Evvel; tr, I. Süleyman; 6 November 14946 September 1566), commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent in the West and Suleiman the Lawgiver ( ota, قانونى سلطان سليمان, Ḳ ...
. He is generally understood to be the son of
Hurrem Sultan,
as Suleiman and Hurrem were in a monogamous relationship by the time of his birth.
He was born in either 1523 or 1526 in
Topkapi Palace, the
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
and died due to a disease, possibly smallpox, in
Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
.
His date of death is not recorded, however he is believed by historians to have died while still a toddler.
Although sometimes popularly considered, current historians believe he was not
Mihrimah Sultan Sultan may refer to:
* Mihrimah Sultan (daughter of Suleiman I) (1522–1578), Ottoman princess
* Mihrümah Sultan (daughter of Şehzade Bayezid) (1547–1602), Ottoman princess
* Mihrimah Sultan (daughter of Murad III) (1579–), Ottoman princess ...
's twin as it is likely their births happened years apart.
References
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1520s births
1525 deaths
Sons of Ottoman sultans
Suleiman the Magnificent