Dürrüşehvar Hanım

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Dürrüşehvar Hanım
Bornc. 1760
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(now Istanbul, Turkey)
Diedc. 1826 (aged 65–66)
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Burial
Nakşidil Sultan Mausoleum, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
SpouseAhmed Nazif Bey
IssueZeynep Hanım
Atiyeullah Hanım
Names
Turkish: Ayşe Dürrüşehvar Hanım
Ottoman Turkish: عایشه درشهوار خانم
DynastyOttoman
FatherAbdul Hamid I (adoptive)
ReligionSunni Islam

Dürrüşehvar Hanım (Turkish: Ayşe Dürrüşehvar Hanım; Ottoman Turkish: عایشه درشھوار خانم; c. 1760  – 1826) was the adopted daughter of Sultan Abdul Hamid I of the Ottoman Empire.

Early life[]

Dürrüşehvar Hanım was born in 1760[1] in Istanbul. She was adopted by Abdul Hamid I,[2] when he was still a prince. Since it was forbidden for the princes to have children before their accession to the throne. It means that she was to be killed. However, Abdul Hamid managed to take her out of Istanbul and hide her in safe place until he ascended the throne.[3][4]

Marriage[]

When her father ascended the throne in 1774, she was taken back to Istanbul. Where Abdul Hamid told everyone that she is his daughter. [3][4]

Some years later, her father married her to Damat Ahmed Nazif Bey. They marriage was held in Istanbul. From this marriage Zeynep and Atiyeullah Hanımsultan were born. [3][4][5] Ayşe Dürrüşehvar lived a happy life until her father's death. In 1789, her husband was executed by Selim III when he became the Sultan, and she was widowed by his death. Like the princess of her generation she didn't remarry. [3][4][5]

Dürrüşehvar was responsible for transporting Nakşidil Sultan to Topkapı Palace as she became the new Valide Sultan.[6]

Death[]

Ayşe Dürrüşehvar Hanım died in 1826 in her palace in Kuruçeşme and was buried the mausoleum of Nakşidil Sultan Mausoleum, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey . [3][4][5]

Annotations[]

  1. ^
    She was also called Ahterlik,[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Yıldırım, Tahsin (2006). Veliaht Yusuf İzzeddin. Çatı Yayıncılık. p. 26. ISBN 978-9-758-84521-7.
  2. ^ Sakaoğlu 2015, p. 354.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Uluçay 2011, p. 165.
  4. ^ a b c d e Uluçay 1992, p. 165.
  5. ^ a b c Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 505.
  6. ^ "NAKŞİDİL SULTAN (ö. 1817): Sultan II.Mahmud'un annesi". İslam Ansiklopedisi. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

Sources[]

  • Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu mülkün kadın sultanları: Vâlide sultanlar, hâtunlar, hasekiler, kadınefendiler, sultanefendiler. Oğlak Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-9-753-29623-6.
  • Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2015). Bu Mülkün Sultanları. Alfa Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-6-051-71080-8.
  • Uluçay, Mustafa Çağatay (1992). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ankara, Ötüken.
  • Uluçay, Mustafa Çağatay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ankara: Ötüken. ISBN 978-9-754-37840-5.
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