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ottomanladies · 4 years

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Is it true that Suleiman wrote poems under the name Muhibbi? Did he write any for Hurrem or his children or other people? Is there a diwan of it? Was it common for Sultans to write poetry? Were concubines or daughters educated like that- to compose poetry or play instruments?

I don't want to sound rude but if you google Muhibbi Süleyman the Magnificent comes up. And it seems to me that if you know what a divan is, then you also know the answer to your own questions (and if you don't: I assure you the first google result of "Suleyman the Magnificent poet" is a link to buy a selection of his works). Lastly, this is a blog about women and I am contemplating whether to stop answering asks about men or not.

In any case

Süleyman was a great poet, as Talat S. Helman says:

Divan poetry, as the Turkish elite poetry that was influenced by Arabic and Persian literature is often called, found favor at the court and at the coffeehouse, satisfying the aesthetic needs of both the elite and the man in the street. Significantly, two-thirds of the sultans were poets—some, in particular Mehmed “the Conqueror” (1432–81) and Süleyman the Magnificent (1494–1566), were first rate.

His poems were mostly about love:

Kanuni Süleyman (better known in the West as Süleyman the Magnificent), like many other sultan-poets, including Selim I, Ahmed I, Mustafa III, and Selim III, denigrated worldly power, choosing to glorify the supremacy of love: What they call reigning is nothing but worldly quarrel; There is no greater throne on the earth than the love of God

The one he penned for Hürrem is quite famous (and was sent to her as a letter):

My very own queen, my everything, my beloved, my bright moon; My intimate companion, my one and all, sovereign of all beauties, my sultan. My life, the gift I own, my be-all, my elixir of Paradise, my Eden, My spring, my joy, my glittering day, my exquisite one who smiles on and on. My sheer delight, my revelry, my feast, my torch, my sunshine, my sun in heaven; My orange, my pomegranate, the flaming candle that lights up my pavilion. My plant, my candy, my treasure who gives no sorrow but the world’s purest pleasure; Dearest, my turtledove, my all, the ruler of my heart’s Egyptian dominion. My Istanbul, my Karaman, and all the Anatolian lands that are mine; My Bedakhshan and my Kipchak territories, my Baghdad and my Khorasan. My darling with that lovely hair, brows curved like a bow, eyes that ravish: I am ill. If I die, yours is the guilt. Help, I beg you, my love from a different religion. I am at your door to glorify you. Singing your praises, I go on and on: My heart is filled with sorrow, my eyes with tears. I am the Lover—this joy is mine. Muhibbi (Sultan Süleyman’s pen name), sixteenth century

These are other poems that Halman translated in English:

I am the Sultan of Love: a glass of wine will do for a crown on my head, and the brigade of my sigh might well serve as the dragon's fire-breathing troops. This bedroom that's best for you, my love, is a bed of roses, for me, a bed and a pillow carved out of rock will do. My love, take a golden cup in your hand and drink wine in the rose-garden; as for me, to sip blood from my heart, it is enough to have the goblets of your eyes. If, my beloved, you ride the horse of coyness and trot in the polo grounds, this head of mine will do as a ball for your mallet. Come, don't let the army of sorrow crush the heart's soldiers; if it is my life you demand just send those looks of yours— that should be enough. The heart can no longer reach the district where you live, but it yearns for reunion with you: don't think Paradise and its rivers can satisfy the lover of the adorable face. Lover, I have enough tears to sprinkle over the ground you walk on— and my own pallid face will do for me as silver and gold.

Listen, my heart, don't crave silver and gold like a highwayman; Don't spruce yourself up with satin and trinkets like a woman... Don't stand there, stiff, chest puffed up, like a wrestler's lion. Never cherish wealth or high office. Don't brag: "I'm better than anyone!" Others have their own rights: Don't stick out your tongue at them like an iris. You might conquer far-flung lands and seas and rule them as their sovereign king: Even if your reign on the imperial throne becomes everlasting. Don't be taken in: One day, a hostile wind is bound to blow and bring To your land of beauty heaven's misfortune and worst suffering. Don't blow up your chest like a proud sail; shun arrogance and malice.

Friends, in my eyes, life has no meaning without the loved one; To the nightingale, the world is a cage if it has no rose-garden. I languish on sorrow's mountain where night and day I sigh and moan: Wondering what fate awaits me with my beloved gone. Beware the consuming fire of my groan, for you are a tender sapling. My bosom is engulfed in flames that will rage if I cannot find my darling. What good is her province to me if I am not to see her? This Lover will not accept Paradise without the loved one.

This one was written for Bayezid and I thought it was very interesting:

Oh you! There were times you engaged in tumultuous rebellion, my son; You did not carry around your neck the pendant of ferman, my son. Oh, would I ever put you in death's throes, my own Bayezid Khan, my son? But at least don't say "I am without guilt." Repent, my dearest one, my son.

As Halman says in his introduction to Süleyman the Magnificent Poet: The Sultan's Selected Poems, Süleyman mostly wrote about love and private matters.

Concubines and daughters were not educated to write poetry. Indeed, there are very few of them:

Afife Hatun (or Kadın) was a consort of Mehmed IV who used to exchange verses with him and who also wrote a poem about Emetullah Rabia Gulnus pining inside the Old Palace after his deposition

Adile Sultan was a daughter of Mahmud II known as the only Ottoman princess who composed poems.

Musical instruments were another thing entirely.

Angiolello, who lived as a page in Mehmed II's palace said about this:

"[T]he most senior [women[, who are trained, teach the new and unrefined to speak and read and instruct them in the Muhammadan law, and also teach them to sew and embroider, and to play the harp and to sing, and instruct them in all their ceremonies and customs, to the degree that [these girls] have the inclination to learn." — Leslie P. Peirce, The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire

Women who made their way up the harem hierarchy by appointment to the training/service divisions or to the suites of high-ranking family or household staff members presumably spent their time acquiring and perfecting the skills and manners appropriate to their new station. Those who showed an aptitude for instrumental music, singing, or dance were trained in these arts. The valide sultan selected the most talented and beautiful of these more highly trained women for her own suite. — Leslie P. Peirce, The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire

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ottomanladies · 3 years

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Are there any stories or poetry by the concubines or daughters of the sultan? This could also include free women as well.

I'm sorry, I don't have actual examples of poetry but I can tell you the poetesses:

Afife Kadın, consort of Mehmed IV

Râbi'a Kadın, consort of Mehmed IV: according to Öztuna, she was a poetess as well. Her existence is not proven with certainty.

Adile Sultan, daughter of Mahmud II: considered the only princess in the Ottoman dynasty to have written a divan (collection of poems).

Ayşe Hubbi Hatun: one of the most successful poets of the 16th century and a companion of Selim II and then Murad III. She was the wife of one Selim II's tutors, Akşemseddîn-zâde Şemsî Çelebi, he too a poet.

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ottomanladies · 4 years

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Can you tell me a little bit of Hayriye Hanımsultan, daughter of Adile Sultan, and granddaughter of Mahmud II.

Hayriye Hanım-Sultân was born in June 1846 in Neşâtâbâd Palace to Adile Sultan and Sadrâzam Dâmâd Kapdân-ı Deryâ Mehmed ‘Alî Paşa. She was her parents' only child to reach adulthood. In her childhood, Mademoiselle Romano had been her piano teacher.

On 10 June 1865, she married Ahmed Rif’at Bey, later Paşa, but the marriage was annulled just a year later. On 17 April 1866, she married İşkodralı-zâde ‘Alî Rızâ Paşa. They had three children, a son and two daughters, who all died in infancy.

Hayriye Hanım-Sultân died at the age of 23, on 26 July 1869, and was buried in the mausoleum of her father.

After her death, İşkodralı-zâde ‘Alî Rızâ Paşa remarried; from his second marriage, İşkodralı-zâde Mahmûd Celâleddîn Paşa, Naime Sultan's second husband, was born.

source: Yılmaz Öztuna, II. Sultan Mahmud

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ottomanladies · 6 years

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On this day, 26 July, in Ottoman history

26 July 1869 - death of Hayriye Hanımsultan: daughter of Mahmud II's daughter Adile Sultan and Grand Vizier Dâmâd Kapdân-ı Deryâ Mehmed Alî Paşa, Hayriye was their only child to reach adulthood. She had been born in June 1846 in Neşâtâbâd Palace. She married Ahmed Rifat Bey (later Paşa) on 10 June 1865 but divorced him in January 1866. She subsequently married İşkodralızâde Alî Rızâ Paşa in May 1866. Hayriye Hanımsultan died in Fındıklı Palace at the age of 23 and was buried next to her father. Her mother survived her by 20 years, the last of Mahmud II’s daughters to die.

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ottomanladies · 6 years

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Hello,could you list some of Mahmud ll’s granddaughters.

Hello! I have listed all the granddaughters in case someone else wants to know about more of them.

by Saliha Sultan:

Ayşe Sıdıka Hanımsultan (1821 – 1886), who married Server Paşa, son of Saîd Server Efendi.

by Atiye Sultan:

Seniyye Hanımsultan (3.10.1843 – 10.12.1910), who married Hüseyin Hüsnî Paşa, son of Sırkâtibizâde Mustafa Paşa.

Feride Hanımsultan (30.5.1847 – 1.1913), who married Mahmûd Nedîm Paşa and, with him, had Mehmed Sâib Bey (1861 – 28.11.1871)

by Adile Sultan:

Sıdıka Hanımsultan, died in infancy

Aliyye Hanımsultan, died in infancy

Hayriye Hanım-Sultân (6.1846 – 26.7.1869), who married Ahmed Rifat Bey later Paşa

by Sultan Abdülmecid:

Mevhibe Sultan (9/31.5.1840 - 3.11.1840/9.2.1841), daughter of Huşyar Kadınefendi

Naime Sultan (11.10.1840 - 1.5.1843), daughter of Tirimüjgan Kadınefendi and thus full sister of Abdülhamid II.

Fatma Sultan (1.11.1840 - 26.8.1884), daughter of Gülcemal Kadınefendi and thus full sister of Refia Sultan and Sultan Mehmed V Reşad. She firstly married Galib Paşa, who drowned at sea, and secondly Mehmed Nuri Paşa, with whom she had: Mehmed Fuad (1859-1862) and Emine Lutfiye Hanımsultan (1863-1866)

Behiye Sultan (22.2.1841 - 3.6.1847) her mother is listed as the Second Ikbal but no name was given.

Neyyire Sultan (13.10.1841 - 14.1.1844)

Hatice (?) Refia Sultan (7.2.1842 - 4.1.1880), daughter of Gülcemal Kadınefendi, she married Mahmud Edhem Bey (son of the above mentioned Adile Sultan's husband Mehmed Ali Paşa, from a previous wife)

Aliyye Sultan (20.10.1842 - 23.7.1844/10.7.1845), possibly daughter of Şevkefza, later Valide Sultan, and thus full sister of Murad V

Cemile Sultan (17.8.1843 - 26.2.1915), daughter of Düzdidil Kadınefendi, she married Mahmud Celaleddin Bey later Paşa with whom she had: Fethiye Hanımsultan (1887-1915), Fatıma Hanımsultan (1890-1901), Sakıp Bey (1897-1930), Mehmed Celaleddin Bey (maybe twin of Sakıp Bey, 1897-1916)

Münire Sultan (9.12.1844 - 29.6.1862), daughter of Verdicanan Kadınefendi, she married firstly İbrahim İlhami Paşa and secondly Ferik (lieutenant general) İbrahim Paşa

Samiye Sultan (23.2.1845 - 15.4.1845)

Nazime Sultan (26.11.1847 - 1.12.1847)

Sabiha Sultan (15.4.1848 - 27.4.1849), daughter of Mahitab Hanım

Behice Sultan (26.8.1848 - 30.11.1876), daughter of Nesrin Hamın, she married Halil Hamid Paşazade Hamid Bey but died only 14 days after the wedding.

Mukbile Sultan (9.2.1850 - 25.2.1850), daughter of the Fourth Ikbal, no name was given.

Seniha Sultan (5.12.1851 - 15.9.1931), daughter of Nalandil Hanım, she married Mahmud Celaleddin Paşa, with whom she had: "Prince" Sabahaddin Bey (1877-1948) and Sultanzade Lütfullah Bey (1880-1973). Sabahaddin Bey was called "the Prince" in Europe.

Zekiye Sultan (26.1.1855 - 19.2.1856), twin sister of Fehime Sultan

Fehime Sultan (26.1.1855 - 10.11.1856), twin sister of Zekiye Sultan

Şehime Sultan (1.3.1855 - 21.5.1857), daughter of Senior Ikbal Nalandil.

Mediha Sultan (30.7.1856 - 7/9.11.1928), daughter of Gülistu Hamın and thus full sister of Mehmed VI Vahideddin. She married firstly Sami Paşa-zade Necip Bey later Paşa and secondly Damat Ferid Paşa.

Naile Sultan (30.9.1856 - 7/18.1.1882), daughter of Şayeste Hanım, she married Kabasakal Çerkes Mehmed Paşa but died at the age of 25.

Bedia/Bedihe Sultan (30.9.1857 - 12.7.1858), daughter of Serfiraz Hanım

By Sultan Abdülaziz:

Saliha Sultan (10.8.1862 - 1941?), daughter of Dürrinev Başkadınefendi and younger sister of Şehzade Yusuf İzzeddin Efendi. "She was engaged to a son of Khedive Ismail of Egypt, but the engagement was broken oﬀ after her father’s deposal and in April 1889 she married Ahmed Zülküfil Paşa". Her only child was Kâmile Hanım Sultan, who died in 1896.

Nazima Sultan (26.2.1866 - 26.11.1895), daughter of Hayranıdil Kadın, she married Ali Halid Paşa in 1889. She died at the age of 29.

Emine Sultan (1.12.1866 - 22.1.1867), daughter of Edadil Kadın

Esma Sultan (21.3.1873 - 8.5.1899), daughter of Gevheri Hanım, she married Çerkes Mehmed Paşa (former husband of her cousin Naile Sultan) and with him had: Sultanzade Hayreddin Bey (1889), Sultanzade Saadeddin Bey (1895), Sultanzade Hasan Bedreddin(?) and Mihriban Hanımsultan(?). She died in childbirth.

Fatma Sultan (1874): was born and died in the same year.

Emine Sultan (24.8.1874 - 30.1.1920), daughter of Nesrin Kadın. Abdülhamid II had proposed her marriage to his eldest son Abdülkadir Efendi but she did not like the prospect, so in the end she married Çavdaroğlu Ahmed Şükrü Paşa in 1901

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How many children of Mahmud II do we know about, and who were their mothers?

Hello! Mahmud II had a large family but, unfortunately, most of his children died in infancy. These are those who reached adulthood:

Saliha Sultan (16.6.1811 - 5.2.1843): daughter of Second Imperial Consort Âşûb-i Cân Kadınefendi. She married Dâmâd Halîl Rif’at Paşa in March 1834 and had three children with him: Sultân-zâde ‘Abdü’l-Hamîd Beyefendi (2.3.1835 – 3.1837), Sultân-zâde Câvid Beyefendi (1837?-?), Ayşe Sıdıka Hanım-Sultân (1821 – 1886).

Mihrimah Sultan (10.6.1812 – 3.7.1838): daughter of Second Imperial Consort Hacıye Hoş-yâr Kadınefendi (Fourth Imperial Consort at the time of the birth). She married Dâmâd Bursalı Mehmed Sa’îd Paşa in April 1836, and had a son with him: Sultân-zâde ‘Abdullâh Bey, who died with her.

Crown Prince (Valiahd-Şehzade) Abdülhamid (6.3.1813 - 20.4.1825): son of Â’lî-cenâb Başkadınefendi. He died at 12 years old and was buried in the mausoleum of his grandmother Nakşıdil Valide Sultan.

Atiye Sultan (2.1.1824 - 11.8.1850): daughter of Fourth Imperial Consort Pervîz-felek Kadınefendi, she married Rodosî–zâde Dâmâd Ahmed Fethî Paşa. With him, he had two daughters: Seniyye Hanım-Sultân (3.10.1843 – 10.12.1910) and Feride Hanım-Sultân, who probably died in infancy.

Hatice Sultan (6.9.1825 - 19.12.1842): daughter of Fourth Imperial Consort Pervîz-felek Kadınefendi. She was Atiye Sultan's full sister, and died at the age of 17.

Adile Sultan (23.5.1826 - 12.2.1899): daughter of Third Imperial Consort Zer-nigâr Kadınefendi (Fourth Ikbal at the time of the birth), she married Grand Vizier Dâmâd Kapdân-ı Deryâ Mehmed ‘Alî Paşa in June 1845. They had four children together but three of them died in infancy (Sıdıka Hanım-Sultân, Sultân-zâde İsmâ’îl Beyefendi, ‘Aliyye Hanım-Sultân), and only Hayriye Hanım-Sultân reached adulthood (6.1846 - 26.7.1869).

Crown Prince (Valiahd-Şehzade) Abdülhamid (18.2.1827 - 1829): the first child of Mahmud II to be born after the "Vak’a-i Hayriyye" (the "Fortunate Event", ie. 15 June 1826, when Mahmud II completely wiped the janissaries off earth). The little prince was called Crown Prince but him too died and was buried in the tomb of Nakşıdil Valide Sultan.

Abdülmecid I (25.4.1823 – 25.6.1861): sultan of the Ottoman Empire, his mother was Second Imperial Consort Bezmialem, whom later became Valide Sultan.

Sultan Abdülaziz (18.2.1830 – 4.6.1876): sultan of the Ottoman Empire, his mother was Second Ikbal Pertevniyal who, with the birth of her son rose to the rank of Fifth Imperial Consort. She would later be Valide Sultan.

source:

Yılmaz Öztuna, Sultan II. Mahmud: Cihan Hakanı ve Yenileşme Padişahı

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ottomanladies · 6 years

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On this day, 23 May, in Ottoman history

23 May 1825 - death of Münire Sultan: daughter of Mahmud II, she was born on 9 November 1822. The identity of her mother is unknown and the little princess died just two years later. The place where she is buried is unknown.

23 May 1826 - birth of Adile Sultan: daughter of Mahmud II and his Fourth Imperial Consort Zemigar Kadın, she is the only Ottoman Princess who composed a collection of poems. Her mother died when she was only three, then she lost her father at the age of thirteen. Her brother Abdülmecid I chose her husband: Mehmed Ali Paşa, who would later become Grand Vizier. The wedding celebrations started on June 7th 1845 in Haydarpaşa and lasted a week. Mehmed Ali Paşa died on 22 August 1898 after 23 years of marriage with Adile Sultan. Though relatively happy together, three of their four children died as infant. Only Hayriye Hanımsultan survived into adulthood. On 27 July 1868, her only daughter died and Adile Sultan sought refuge in concerts and parties to escape the grief. The Princess lived into the reign of Abdülhamid II and died on 12 January 1899, the last surviving daughter of Mahmud II. She was buried in the cemetery of Eyüp next to her daughter, her son-in-law, her other children who had died in infancy and also her grandchildren.

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Sultân Abdülazîz + family

Consorts:

Dürr-i Nev Başkadınefendi (15.3.1835-4.12.1895): born Princess Melek Dziapş-lpa, she was the daughter of Prince Mahmud Bey Dziapş-lpa and Princess Halime Hanım. She was the eldest of three sisters and entered palace service with her younger sister Princess Ayşe Kemalifer. She became a lady of Servetseza Kadınefendi and received a good education: she was a good pianist and could speak French without an accent. She also made some paintings which she later gave to Bezmialem Valide Sultan and Servetseza Kadınefendi. Dürrinev had long blonde hair and hazel eyes; when the future Sultan Abdülaziz first saw her, he immediately asked Servetseza Kadınefendi to let him marry his lady-in-waiting. The wedding took place on 20 May 1856 in Dolmabahçe Palace; a year later she gave birth to Yûsuf İzzeddîn Efendi (1857-1916), then to Saliha Sultan (1862-1941). After Abdülaziz's dethronement, she was imprisoned in Feriye Palace in the apartments above his. She fainted when she saw his corpse. She died on 4 December 1895 and was buried in the mausoleum of Mahmud II.

Edâ-dil Kadınefendi (1845?-1875): Second Imperial Consort, she was Abkhazian and was the daughter of Prince Aredba Tandal Bey. She entered palace service at a young age, where she was especially liked by Pertevniyal Valide Sultan. Edadil was given to Sultan Abdülaziz as a gift for his accession to the throne. She was said to be beautiful, with blue eyes and brown hair. She was the mother of Mahmûd Celâleddîn Efendi (1862-1888) and Emine Sultan (1866-1867). The sudden death of her brother affected her a lot and she died young in 1875. She was buried in the mausoleum of Mahmud II.

Hayrân-ı Dil Kadınefendi (1846-1895): Second Imperial Consort after the death of Edâ-dil Kadınefendi. There is no certain information about her background and family, nor how she entered palace service before becoming a consort. She married Sultan Abdülaziz on 21 September 1865, a year later she gave birth to Nazime Sultan (1866-1895/1947) and then to Caliph Abdülmecid II (1868-1944). After the deposition of Murad V, she was allowed to retire to Ortaköy Palace. She died on 26 November 1895 and was buried in the mausoleum of Mahmud II.

Neşerek Kadınefendi (1848-1876): Third Imperial Consort, she was most probably Caucasian and born in Sochi to Prince İsmail Bey Zevş-Barakay. She married Sultan Abdülaziz in 1868. She was the mother of Mehmed Şevket Efendi (1872-1899) and of Emine Sultan (1874-1920). She died on 11 June 1876 and was buried in the Yeni Mosque.

Gevheri Kadınefendi (1856-1884): Fourth Imperial Consort, she was the mother of Esma Sultan (1873-1899) and Mehmed Seyfeddin Efendi (1874-1927). Her real name was Enime, her father was Salih Bey and her mother was the daughter of Prince Tsanba Osman Bey. She had long curly auburn hair and blue eyes. She always wore white dresses and a light blue veil on her head; her only jewelry were the rings Abdülaziz gave her on their wedding day in 1872. Gevheri was a very charitable women: she helped the poor however she could, paid for the education of young orphans and even supplied funds to repair several mosques and schools. She died in Ortaköy Palace on 6 September 1884 and was buried in the Yeni Mosque.

Children

Şehzade Yûsuf İzzeddîn Efendi (11.10.1857-1.2.1916): Abdülazîz's eldest child, he was kept secret in Kadri Bey's villa in Eyüp until his accession to the throne in 1861. He was considered the true heir to the throne by his father, who tried throughout his reign to change the line of succession to primogeniture. Izzeddin travelled to Europe with his father at 10 years old and later, in 1910, represented the Ottoman Dynasty at the funeral of Edward VII of the United Kingdom. He had five consorts and four children: Șehzade Mehmed Bahaeddin (2.1883 - 8.11.1883), Hatice Şükriye Sultan (24.2.1906 - 1.4.1972), Șehzade Mehmed Nizameddin (18.12.1908-19.3.1933) and Mihriban Mihrişah Sultan (30.8.1916 -25.1.1987)

Saliha Sultan (10.8.1862-1941): Şehzade Izzeddin's full-sister. She was born in Dolmabahçe Palace. At the age of 13, she was engaged to the son of the Khedive of Egypt, but Abdulhamid II broke the engagement, and Saliha Sultan had to wait 13 more years before getting married. In 1889 she married Ahmed Zülküf Bey (later Paşa), who was said to have been very handsome. Their only child was Kâmile Hanım-Sultân (1890-1896). She moved to Egypt after the Dynasty was exiled and died in poverty at the age of eighty.

Şehzade Mahmud Celaleddin Efendi (14.11.1862-1.9.1888): he was Vice Admiral of the Imperial Army, a pianist and a flautist. His aunt Adile Sultan, a renowned poet, wrote several compositions to celebrate him.

Nazima Sultan (25.2.1866-1895/1947): daughter of Second Imperial Consort Hayrân-ı Dil Kadınefendi, she studied French in childhood. She married Dâmâd Alî Hâlid Paşâ on 20 April 1889. While Öztuna claims that she died in 1947, Sakaoğlu believes that his source, N. S. Örik, mistook Nazima for her elder sister Saliha.

Şehzade Mehmed Selim Efendi (28.10.1866-21.10.1867): buried in the mausoleum of Mahmud II

Emine Sultan (30.11.1866-23.1.1867): buried in the mausoleum of Mahmud II

Caliph Abdülmecid II (29.5.1868-23.8.1944): younger child of Second Imperial Consort Hayrân-ı Dil Kadınefendi, he was the last Caliph of the Ottoman Empire.

Şehzade Mehmed Şevket Efendi (5.6.1872-22.10.1899): son of Third Imperial Consort Neşerek Kadınefendi, he was only 4 years old when he lost his father so he grew very close to his uncle Abdülhamîd II, who took him to Yildiz Palace and raised him alongside his sons. He was married to Fatma Rûy-i Nâz Hanımefendi and had a son, Mehmed Cemâleddîn Efendi (1891-1947).

Esma Sultan (21.3.1873-7.5.1899): daughter of Fourth Imperial Consort Gevheri Kadınefendi, according to Alderson she was instead daughter of Neşerek Kadınefendi. As she had lost her father at the age of three, she grew up in the household of her eldest brother Şehzade Yûsuf İzzeddîn Efendi. She was very beautiful: tall, slim, with black eyes and very white skin. On 20 April 1889 she married Dâmâd Kabasakal Çerkes Mehmed Paşa, 20 years her senior and previously the husband of her aunt Naile Sultan. She had five children: Sultân-zâde Hasan Bedreddîn Beyefendi (1890-29.1.1909), Sultân-zâde Hayreddîn Beyefendi (1892-1987), Mihribân Hanım-Sultân (1894-1894), Sultân-zâde Sâ'deddîn Beyefendi (14.6.1895-1970s) and Sultân-zâde 'Abdullâh Beyefendi (1899-stillborn). Esma Sultan died after delivering her fourth son and fifth child.

Fatma Sultan (1874-1875): buried in the mausoleum of Mahmud II

Emine Sultan (24.8.1874-29.1.1920): daughter of Neşerek Kadınefendi, she was raised in the household of her eldest brother Şehzade Yûsuf İzzeddîn Efendi. She married Dâmâd Mehmed Şerif "Çavdaroğlu" Paşa in 1901 and had a daughter with him, Hamide Hanım-Sultân, who died in infancy.

Şehzade Mehmed Seyfeddîn Efendi (22.9.1874-19.10.1927): Vice Admiral of the Ottoman army, he was a great musician, a student of Callisto Guatelli. In 1914 he bought the organ from the Chapelle St. Louis and had it brought to Istanbul. He had two consorts and four children: Şehzade Mehmed Abdülazîz Efendi (1901-1977), Şehzade Mahmud Sevket Efendi (1903-1973), Şehzade Ahmed Tevhid Efendi (1904-1966) and Fatma Gevheri Sultan (1904-1980)

Münire Sultan (1877): posthumous child, she died in infancy.

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On this day, 4 September, in Ottoman history:

4 September 1876 - birth of Fatma Naime Sultan: daughter of Abdülhamid II and his Second Imperial Consort Bidar Kadınefendi, she was called "my Accession Daughter" by her father because she was born just days after he succeeded his elder brother Murad V on the throne. On 17 March 1898, she married in Yildiz Palace Gazi Osman Paşa's younger son Mehmed Kemaleddin Bey (later elevated to Paşa), with whom she had: Sultânzâde Dâmad Mehmed Câhid Beyefendi (1899-1977) and Adile Hanımsultan (1900-1979). The couple was happy together until 1901, when her cousin Hatice Sultan and her new husband moved to the mansion next to theirs: not long afterwards she and Kemaleddin Paşa started an affair which would create a full-blown scandal, ending both marriages. Naime Sultan was granted an annulment by the Council of Ministers in 1904, Kemaleddin Paşa was sent in exile to Bursa, and three years later she married İşkodralızâde Dâmad Mahmûd Celâleddîn Paşa but had no children with him. In 1924, the couple left Turkey for France, Italy and lastly Albania, which was Mahmud Paşa's country of origin and where he had properties. She fell on hard times after the death of her husband, and after the rise of communist rule in Albania. She died in 1945 in Tirana and was buried there.

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On this day, 7 february, in Ottoman history

7 February 1600 - Hüseyin Paşa is executed by Mehmed III; a former Anatolian inspector who had joined the Jalali rebellion, he was firstly captured and then brought to the Divan, where the sultan had him executed on the spot.

7 February 1632 - the soldiers rebel against the dismissal of Grand Vizier Boşnak Hüsrev Paşa; the Grand Vizier had been dismissed after failing to conquer Baghdad and Hafız Ahmed Paşa, a man approved by Kösem Sultan’s clique, was reappointed. Even though the campaign had been a disaster, the soldiers were enraged that Boşnak Hüsrev Paşa had been dismissed and gathered at the Hippodrome; Istanbul was plunged into chaos, like it had been at Sultan Mustafa’s deposition. This rebellion would lead to the assassination of Hafız Ahmed Paşa and other men close to Murad IV like Musa Çelebi.

7 February 1842 - Birth of Refia Sultan; the second daughter of Sultan Abdülmecid and Gülcemal Kadın, fourth Imperial consort, and thus full sister of Fatma Sultan and Sultan Mehmed V Reşad, she was born in Beşiktaş Palace at 9 o’clock. When she was five, she started taking lessions with her stepbrother Şehzade Murad, Fatma Sultan, the eldest prince Şehzade Abdülhamid and the younger Cemile Sultan; in addition to classical lessons such as the study of the Holy Quran, history of the Dynasty, Arabic and Farsi, they also studied French and Western music. Their piano teacher was an Italian woman called Teresa Romano. In 1854, when she was 12 years old, she was engaged to Mahmud Edhem Bey, son of Mehmed Ali Pasha; they got married on 21 July 1857 in an elaborate ceremony inside Topkapi Palace. In the last five years of her life she was plagued by ovarian cysts and underwent several operations before dying on 4 January 1880 at the age of 37. She was buried in the Mausoleum of the Imperial Ladies at the New Mosque in Istanbul.

7 February 1887 - Birth of Adile Sultan; daughter of Şehzade Mehmed Salâheddin (Murad V’s son) and Tevhide Zatıgül Hanım, she was born in Çırağan Palace. She married firstly Captain Damad Faik Bey in 1910 and divorced him in 1913, after which she married Damad Moralizada Salaruddin Bey Effendi in 1914. With him, she had Nilüfer Hanımsultan. Adile Sultan died in December 1973, age 86, in Paris, where she is buried.

7 February 2006 - death of Hayriye Ayşe Dürrüşehvar Sultan; daughter of the last caliph Abdülmecid II and Atiye Mehisti Kadın. She lived her first ten years in Istanbul but after the declaration of the Republic of Turkey she moved first to Switzerland and then to Nice, France. She married an Indian prince and was known as the Princess of Berar. In 1937 she attended the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with her husband, and were seated in the North Choir Gallery of Westminster Abbey. Her husband died in 1970 and for many years the Princess lived at Hyderabad House in Kensington Palace Gardens. “There was an occasion when she was lunching with a friend in Oxfordshire, at which Princess Margaret was also a guest. The weather was inclement, and both Princesses were invited to plant cedars of Lebanon. Princess Margaret eventually did so - reluctantly - while the Princess of Berar performed her duty with her customary quiet dignity. Today Princess Margaret's tree struggles, while the Princess of Berar's thrives.” (from the Princess’ obituary on The Telegraph)

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Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin + children?

Şehzade Mehmed Selahddin was the only son of Sultan Murad V and, contrary to his father, had many children. While he died before he could succeed Caliph Abdülmecîd II, two of his sons became heads of the Ottoman Family in exile.

Ayşe Beyhan Sultan (17.7.1878-17.12.1878): daughter of Dil-âvîz Hanımefendi

Şehzade Mehmed Livaeddin Efendi (25.6.1880-1.8.1882): son of Nâzik-nâz Başhanımefendi

Behiye Sultan (29.9.1881-1948): daughter of Nâzik-nâz Başhanımefendi, she lived in Çırağan Palace for the first 28 years of her life. She married Dâmâd Hâfiz Ismail Hakkı Paşa in 1910 in Ortaköy Palace. She had no children. She died in Cairo, Egypt.

Celile Sultan (5.3.1882-24.11.1899): daughter of Tevhide Zât-ı Gül 2. Hanımefendi, she died of typhoid fever at the age of 17, and was buried in the Yahya Efendi Cemetery.

Ahmed Nihad Efendi (6.7.1883-4.6.1954): son of Nâzik-nâz Başhanımefendi and head of the Ottoman family after the death of Caliph Abdülmecîd II; had the empire not been abolished, he would have ascended the throne as Ahmed IV. He married thrice but had only one child: Alî Vâsıb Efendi, the grandfather of author Ayşe Gülnev Osmanoğlu

Photograph of Ahmed Nihad Efendi

Rukiye Sultan (1.6.1885-16.6.1971): daughter of Tevhide Zât-ı Gül 2. Hanımefendi, she married Dâmâd Şerif Abdülmecîd Beyefendi in 1910 in Ortaköy Palace (in a double ceremony with her sister Behiyye). She had no children.

Photograph of Rukiye Sultan

Adile Sultan (10.2.1887-6.12.1973): daughter of Tevhide Zât-ı Gül 2. Hanımefendi, she married Dâmâd Fâik Beyefendi in 1910 in Göztepe Palace but had no children with him. She subsequently married Moralı-zâde Dâmâd Sâİaeddîn Beyefendi and had Nilüfer Hanım-Sultân (1916-1989) with him. She died in Paris, France and was buried there.

Photograph of Adile Sultan

Behiye Sultan (26.9.1887): daughter of Nâzik-nâz Başhanımefendi, she died on the same day

Safiye Sultan (30.6.1887-20.2.1911): daughter of Gül-i ter 3. Hanımefendi, she died of tuberculosis, and was buried in the Yahya Efendi Cemetery.

Şehzade Mehmed Efendi (23.3.1889): son of Tevhide Zât-ı Gül 2. Hanımefendi, he died on the same day

Emine Atiye Sultan (4.12.1891-10.10.1978): daughter of Tevhide Zât-ı Gül 2. Hanımefendi, she married Sırkâtibi-zâde Dâmâd Osmân Hâmî Beyefendi in 1914 in Erenköyü Palace but had no children. She died in Istanbul and was buried in the mausoleum of Mahmud II.

Osman Fuad Efendi (25.2.1895 - 22.5.1973): son of Jâle-fer 2.Hanımefendi and head of the Ottoman family after the death of his elder brother Ahmed Nihad; had the empire not been abolished he would have ascended the throne as Osman IV. He died childless in Paris and was buried in the Muslim cemetery of Bobigny.

Photograph of Osman Fuad Efendi

Şehzade Mehmed Nijad (Nejad) Efendi (3.3.1896): son of Cemile Dilberistân 3. Hanımefendi, he died on the same day.

Şehzade Mehmed Namik Efendi (24.6.1898-18.9.1899): son of Cemile Dilberistân 3. Hanımefendi

Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin’s four daughters who reached adulthood (from left to right: Adile Sultan, Rukiye Sultan, Behiye Sultan and Emine Atiye Sultan) with his grandson Ali Vasib

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On this day, 27 April, in Ottoman history

27 April 1756 - death of Şehsuvar Valide Sultan; mother of Osman III, she had been Mustafa II’s Second Imperial Consort. She lived in the Old Palace for 51 years before finally returning to Topkapi Palace as Valide Sultan, when her son was enthroned as Osman III. Unfortunately, her tenure didn’t last long: from 12 December 1754 to 27 April 1756. She apparently died of natural causes and was buried in her mausoleum in the Nuruosmaniye Mosque.

27 April 1845 - engagement of Adile Sultan and Mehmed Ali Paşa; daughter of Mahmud II and his Fourth Imperial Consort Zemigar Kadın, her father chose Mehmed Ali Paşa, later Grand Vizier, as her husband. She is the only daughter of a sultan who composed a collection of poems. Adile Sultan and Mehmed Ali Paşa were married for 23 years, during which time they had 4 children: three died in infancy, while Hayriye Hanımsultan reached adulthood and married.

27 April 1849 - death of Sabiha Sultan; daughter of Abdülmecid and his Second Ikbal Mahitab Hanım, she was just one year old when she died. She was buried in the New Mosque.

27 April 1909 - deposition of Abdülhamid II and proclamation of Sultan Mehmed V Reşad; the countercoup of April 13th having failed, the sultan had been imprisoned in Yıldız Palace by the CUP. On April 27th, a delegation of deputies consisting of Aram Efendi, an Armenian, Karasu Efendi, a Jew from Thessalonica, and two Muslims, Arif Hikmet Paşa and Esad Paşa, arrived at the Palace to announce that “the people” had deposed the sultan and that his younger brother Mehmed Reşad was now sultan. Abdülhamid II asked to be allowed to retire to Çırağan Palace, but that same night he and his immediate family were taken to the railway station and exiled to Thessalonica, staying there until 1912, when the city fell to Greek troops. He was thus taken back to Istanbul and confined in Beylerbeyi Palace until his death.

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