Gülüstü Kadınefendi
| Gülüstü Kadınefendi | |
|---|---|
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| Dördüncü Kadın of the Ottoman Empire | |
| Tenure | 1860 - May 1861 |
| Born | Fatma Chachba c. 1831 Sukhumi, Abkhazia, Russian Empire |
| Died | May 1861 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Burial | In front of the mihrab of Fatih Camii in Fatih, Istanbul |
| Spouse | Abdülmecid I |
| Issue | Mehmed VI Mediha Sultan Zekiye Sultan Fehime Sultan |
| House | House of Shervashidze (by birth) House of Osman (by marriage) |
| Father | Tahir Shervashidze |
| Mother | Afise Lakerba |
| Religion | Islam |
Gülüstü Kadınefendi (Turkish pronunciation: [ɟylysˈty]), Gülistan Münire Kadınefendi (or Gülistü), or Princess Fatma Chachba (c. 1831 – May 1861) (Gülüstü, Gülistü meaning "Rose garden") was the wife of Sultan Abdülmecid I, and the mother of Mehmed VI and Mediha Sultan, Zekiye Sultan and Fehime Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
Biography
Born in 1831 in Sukhumi Gülüstü was of Abkhazian origin. Born as Fatma Chachba, she was the daughter of Prince Tahir Bey Shervashidze,[1] the son of Kelesh Ahmed Bey Shervashidze, and his wife Afise Hanım Lakerba.[2][3] In 1828, during the Russian-Ottoman war of 1828-29, her family emigrated from the Caucasus to Istanbul, where she was delivered at the court of the Ottoman Sultan.[2] She was renamed Gülüstü and was given thoroughly Turkish and Muslim education in the harem department of the Topkapı Palace.
At the age of about fourteen Gülüstü married Abdülmecid in August 1854 at the Topkapı Palace. The marriage was due to her father's efforts to establish political alliance between the Ottoman Empire. Gülüstü was fond of jewelry and clothes. She also made a great contributions in the restoration of mosques and madrassas.[2] Her son Mehmed became the thirty-sixth and last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, reigning from 1918 to 1922.[2] She died just three months after giving birth to her son. Since Mehmed VI became sultan long after Gülüstü's death, she was never a Valide Sultan.[4]
Her burial place is located at the Gülüstü Münire Sultan Türbe[5] in front of the mihrab of Fatih Camii in Fatih, Istanbul.
Issue
Toghter with Mehmed, Gülüstü had four children:
- Zekiye Sultan
- Fehime Sultan
- Mediha Sultan
- Mehmed VI (14 January / 2 February 1861 - 15 May / 16 May 1926)
Titles and styles
1860 - May 1861: Devletlu İsmetlu Gülistan Münire Dördüncü Kadınefendi Hazretleri (Her Highness The Fourth Imperial Lady Consort Gülistan Münire)
References
- ↑ Genealogy of the Princely Family of Abkhazia
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- ↑ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~royalty/turkey/persons.html Genealogy of the Ottoman Royal Family
- ↑ http://www.kenthaber.com/marmara/istanbul/fatih/Rehber/turbeler/gulustu-munire-valide-sultan-turbesi Gülüstü Münire Sultan Türbesi
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