Hatice Muazzez Sultan (, "''respectful lady''" and "''precious''"; – 12 September 1687) was the third

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 ...

of Sultan Ibrahim and the mother of Sultan

Ahmed II Ahmed II (; ; was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1691 to 1695. Early life Ahmed II was born on 25 February 1643 or 1 August 1642, the son of Sultan Ibrahim and Muazzez Sultan. On 21 October 1649, Ahmed, along with his brothers Mehmed ...

Life

Muazzez entered in Ibrahim's harem around 1640, became his

concubine Concubinage is an interpersonal relationship, interpersonal and Intimate relationship, sexual relationship between two people in which the couple does not want to, or cannot, enter into a full marriage. Concubinage and marriage are often regarde ...

and gave birth to her only certain son, Şehzade Ahmed (future

) on 25 February 1643. After her son's birth, she was entitled third

. 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 Mehmed IV (; ; 2 January 1642 – 6 January 1693), nicknamed as Mehmed the Hunter (), was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1648 to 1687. He came to the throne at the age of six after his father was overthrown in a coup. Mehmed went on to b ...

, son of

Turhan Sultan Hatice Turhan Sultan (, "''merciful"'' or "''noble''"; 1627 – 4 August 1683) was the first Haseki sultan of the Ottoman sultan Ibrahim (), and Valide sultan as the mother of Mehmed IV () as well as the Official Regent of the Ottoman Empi ...

, 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 The Kafes (, from ), literally "cage", was the part of the Imperial Harem of the Ottoman Palace where possible successors to the throne were kept under a form of house-arrest and constant surveillance by the palace guards. The early history of ...

Death and aftermath

In 1687, a large fire broke out near the Old Palace. By the next evening the fire had engulfed the Old Palace. The fire burned for five hours and the palace burned down in many places. Most of lives of people in the Old Palace were saved by the servants in the palace. Muazzez was so burned from the fire that she died the next day. Her body was taken to Üsküdar, and was buried near a palace around there. Thus, she was not

Valide sultan Valide Sultan (, lit. "Sultana mother") was the title held by the mother of a ruling sultan of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans first formally used the title in the 16th century as an epithet of Hafsa Sultan (died 1534), mother of Sultan Suleima ...

to her son because she died four years before

's accession to the throne. Wares belonging to Muazzez, were immediately placed in the imperial treasury. Her jewelry was given to Behzad Kadın, Süğlün Kadın, and Șehsuvar Kadın, consorts of the new Sultan

Suleiman II Suleiman II may refer to: * Suleiman II of the Ottoman Empire * Suleiman II of Persia * Suleiman II of Rûm * Suleiman II of Cordoba {{hndis ...

. But when her son ascended the throne in 1691, he took away the jewelry from the consorts of the recently deceased Sultan, and placed the jewelry in the imperial treasury.

Issue

Together with Ibrahim, Muazzez had only a certain son: *

(

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, 25 February 1643 - Edirne, Turkey, 6 February 1695, buried in

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). Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. It is not known for sure if she had other children, but according to some she is also the mother of: * Gevherhan Sultan (Constantinople, 1642 - October 27, 1694). She was close to

Rabia Sultan Rabia Sultan (; , "''spring''"; died 14 January 1712) was the Haseki Sultan of Sultan Ahmed II of the Ottoman Empire. She was the last woman to have the Haseki title. As imperial consort Her origin is unconfirmed, but the consorts of the Ottoman ...

, Haseki of Ahmed II, and donated some of her properties and income to their newborn daughter, Asiye Sultan.

In popular culture

*In the 2015 Turkish historical non-fiction TV series Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem, Muazzez Sultan is portrayed by Turkish actress Firuze Gamze Aksu.

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