Mahitab Kadın
| Mahitab Kadın | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 1830 Chechnya | ||||
| Died | c. 1888 Feriye Palace, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (present day Istanbul, Turkey) | ||||
| Burial | Imperial ladies Mausoleum, New Mosque, Istanbul | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
| Issue | Sabiha Sultan Şehzade Ahmed Nureddin | ||||
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| House | Ottoman (by marriage) | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Mahitab Kadın (Ottoman Turkish: مهتاب قادین; 1830 – c. 1888; meaning "moonlight"[1]), called also Mehtab Kadın, was a consort of Sultan Abdulmejid I of the Ottoman Empire.
Life[edit]
Mahitab married Abdulmejid in 1845. She was given the title of "Second Ikbal". Three years later, on 15 April 1848, she gave birth to her first child, a daughter, Sabiha Sultan in the Old Çırağan Palace. The princess died a year later on 27 April 1849.[2]
In 1850, she was elevated to the title of "Senior Ikbal". Two years later on 31 March 1852, she gave birth to her second child, a son, Şehzade Nureddin in the Old Çırağan Palace.[3]
In early 1853, she was elevated to the title of "Fifth Kadın", an honorary rank because she was one of favorite Abdülmejid's consort.[4] In 1858–59, she sponsored a mosque in Göynük.[5]
After Abdulmejid's death on 25 June 1861, Mahitab settled in the Feriye Palace with her eleven years old son, Şehzade Nureddin.[3] Her son, Nureddin died in 1884 at the age of thirty two.[3] She died in 1888 in the Feriye Palace,[6] and was buried in the mausoleum of the imperial ladies in the New Mosque, Istanbul.[3]
Issue[edit]
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabiha Sultan | 15 April 1848[2][7] | 27 April 1849[2][7] | born in Çırağan Palace;[2] Buried in New Mosque[2] |
| Şehzade Ahmed Nureddin | 31 March 1852[3][7] | 3 January 1884[3] | married once without issue[8] |
In literature[edit]
- Mahitab is a character in Hıfzı Topuz's historical novel Abdülmecit: İmparatorluk Çökerken Sarayda 22 Yıl: Roman (2009).[9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Argit, Betül Ipsirli (October 29, 2020). Life after the Harem: Female Palace Slaves, Patronage and the Imperial Ottoman Court. Cambridge University Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-108-48836-5.
- ^ a b c d e Uluçay 2011, p. 226.
- ^ a b c d e f Uluçay 2011, p. 210.
- ^ Uluçay 2011, pp. 228–289 n. 74, 76.
- ^ Mehmet Kılıç (20 May 2019), "Göynük Mâhitâb Kadın Efendi (Mehtap Hatun) Camisi/Goynuk Mahitab Kadın Efendi (Mehtap Hatun) Mosque", www.avanosarastirmalari.com, retrieved 22 October 2020
- ^ Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 600.
- ^ a b c Paşa 1960, p. 145.
- ^ Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2001). Avrupalılaşmanın yol haritası ve Sultan Abdülmecid. DenizBank. p. 238. ISBN 978-9-757-10450-6.
- ^ Hıfzı Topuz (2009). Abdülmecit: İmparatorluk Çökerken Sarayda 22 Yıl: Roman. Remzi Kitabevi. p. 145. ISBN 978-975-14-1357-4.
Sources[edit]
- Uluçay, M. Çağatay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ötüken. ISBN 978-9-754-37840-5.
- Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu Mülkün Kadın Sultanları: Vâlide Sultanlar, Hâtunlar, Hasekiler, Kandınefendiler, Sultanefendiler. Oğlak Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-6-051-71079-2.
- Paşa, Ahmed Cevdet (1960). Tezâkir. [2]. 13 - 20, Volume 2. Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi.
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