Şivekar Sultan
| Şivekar Sultan | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haseki Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (Imperial Consort) | |||||
| Tenure | 1644 – 1647 (her death) | ||||
| Born | Maria 1627 Armenia | ||||
| Died | c. 1647 (aged 19–20) Old Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (present day Istanbul, Turkey) | ||||
| Burial | Ibrahim I Mausoleum, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul | ||||
| Spouse | Ibrahim | ||||
| Issue | Şehzade Cihangir | ||||
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| House | Ottoman (by marriage) | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam, previously Orthodox Christian | ||||
Şivekar Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: شوکار سلطان; died; c. 1647), also known as Şekerpare or Sweet Lump of Sugar was the seventh haseki of Sultan Ibrahim (reign 1640 – 1648) of the Ottoman Empire.
Life[]
She was from Armenian descent.[1] Her real name was Maria, and she was the daughter of a wealthy Armenian merchant.
Şivekar Sultan was a plump woman. In 1644, Ibrahim appointed his servants to look for the "fattest woman" in Istanbul. Upon this order, they started to search for palace officials and eventually found an Armenian woman in Üsküdar. Şivekar became his consort, nicknamed by him Şekerpare (or Sechir Para), usually translated to English as "Sweet Lump of Sugar" or "Sugar Cube".[2] She was the given the title of seventh Haseki. She had a good relation with Cinci Hoca Pasha and with Hümaşah Sultan.[3]
She was politically active during Ibrahim's last years. Ibrahim soon became mentally ill, and Şivekar helped sooth his tensions. She was among the strongest consorts of Ibrahim.[4] She gave birth to a son, Şehzade Cihangir, in 1646, who died in infancy. In addition, all Damascus revenues were donated to Şivekar Sultan.[5]
According to some historians, Şivekar was responsible for the death of all the members of Ibrahim's harem. Şivekar spread the gossip that one of the Sultan's concubines had been in an affair with an outsider of the palace. Ibrahim believed her and tortured many members of the harem to say a name, but to no avail. Ibrahim ordered that all his 280 concubines be put in sacks and thrown in the Bosporus. He only spared his Haseki Sultans. Only one concubine was saved by a passing ship. Kösem Sultan was furious when she knew about the incident, and summoned Şivekar to her rooms where she would have dinner with Kösem. Kösem killed Şivekar by poisoning her and told an inconsolable Ibrahim that Şivekar died of natural causes.[3][6]
Şivekar Sultan founded some foundations and vakfs in her lifetime.[7][8] She is buried inside Ibrahim I Mausoleum at Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.[6][7][9]
In popular culture[]
In the 2015 Turkish historical non-fiction TV series Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem, Şivekar Sultan is portrayed by Turkish actress Gümeç Alpay Aslan.[10]
References[]
- ^ Zuhuri Danışman, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu Tarihi, IX, Yeni Matbaa, p. 239
- ^ Junne 2016, p. 171.
- ^ a b Uluçay 1992, p. 98.
- ^ Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 355.
- ^ Bardakçı 1992, p. 221.
- ^ a b Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 356.
- ^ a b Uluçay 1992, p. 99.
- ^ Uluçay 2007, p. 94.
- ^ Uluçay 2007, p. 95.
- ^ Muhtesem Yüzyil: Kösem (TV Series 2015–2017) Poster Muhtesem Yüzyil: Kösem (2015–2017), retrieved 8 January 2020
Sources[]
- Uluçay, M. Çağatay (1992). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ötüken.
- Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu Mülkün Kadın Sultanları: Vâlide Sultanlar, Hâtunlar, Hasekiler, Kandınefendiler, Sultanefendiler. Oğlak Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-6-051-71079-2.
- Uluçay, M. Çağatay (2007). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ötüken.
- Bardakçı, Murat (1992). Sex in Ottomans.
- Junne, Georg (2016). The Black Eunuchs Of The Ottoman Empire. Networks of Power in the Court of the Sultan. I.B. Tauris. doi:10.5040/9781350988507. ISBN 978-0-85772-808-1.
- Wives of Ottoman sultans
- 1620s births
- 1640s deaths
- People of the Ottoman Empire of Armenian descent
- Armenian royalty
- 17th-century Ottoman royalty
- 17th-century women of the Ottoman Empire
- 17th-century people of the Ottoman Empire