Tirimüjgan Kadın

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In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Tirimüjgan, the title is Kadın, and there is no family name.
Tirimüjgan Kadın
BornVirjin
1819
Yerevan
Died3 October 1852
Feriye Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(present day Istanbul, Turkey)
Burial
Cedid Havatin Türbe, New Mosque, Istanbul
Spouse
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(m. 1839; her d. 1852)​
Issue
Among others
Names
Turkish: Tirimüjgan Kadın
Ottoman Turkish: تیر مژکان قادین
HouseOttoman (by marriage)
ReligionSunni Islam, after Orthodox Christian

Tirimüjgan Kadın[1] (died 3 October 1852; Ottoman Turkish: تیرمژکان قادین) was the second wife of Sultan Abdulmejid I, and the mother of Sultan Abdul Hamid II of the Ottoman Empire.

Early life[]

According to some sources,Tirimüjgan Kadın was born in Armenia, with a maiden name of Virjinia. She was of slave origin. She was brought to Istanbul as a very young child and was appointed as a Kalfa before being noticed by Abdulmecid who married her in 1839. Here her name according to the custom of the Ottoman court was changed to Tirimüjgan.[2] According to others she is of Circassian origin, Tirimüjgan Kadın was of Shapsug Circassian ancestry.[1] In her memoirs, her granddaughter Ayşe Sultan says that, despite her well-documented origins, Abdul Hamid's enemies falsely claimed that she was the daughter of an Armenian musician named Çandır.[1][3][4] According to Charles White, who visited Istanbul in 1843, Tirimüjgan was purchased by Rıza Pasha, and given to Esma Sultan, who educated her, and then presented her to Abdulmejid.[5] Ayşe depicted her as having "green eyes and long, dark blonde hair, pale skin of translucent white colour, thin waist, slender body structure, and very good-looking hands and feet."[6]

Marriage[]

Tirimüjgan married Abdulmejid in 1839. She was given the title of "Second Kadın".[1] She was known for her refinement, her politeness, and her beauty.[6] Charles White said the following about her:

The second,...has the reputation of great beauty and accomplishments, and of writing tolerable poetry.[5]

Tirimüjgan gave birth to two princes and one princess. Her first child was Naime Sultan, who died of smallpox at the age of two and a half in March 1843. Abdul Hamid was her second child, while her third was Şehzade Mehmed Abid, who died in May 1848 around the age of one month. Abdul Hamid named one of his daughters, Naime Sultan and one of his sons, Şehzade Mehmed Abid after these siblings of his.[7][8]

Having lost a daughter, Tirimüjgan devoted herself to her son, Abdul Hamid, and during her illness, she did everything she could to ensure his happiness. He would go every day to Beylerbeyi Palace to see her, then return to Dolmabahçe Palace.[7]

Nergisnihal Hanım was one of the closest servants of Tirimüjgan. She had appointed her to the service of her infant daughter Naime, and after Naime's death to the service of Abdul Hamid.[9] Before Tirimüjgan died she imparted to Nergisnihal "I entrust my son to you, Do not abandon him, so long as you live, sleep outside of his room. After her death, she did the same as Tirimüjgan bequeathed her, and never left Abdul Hamid. She died in 1892.[9]

Death[]

Tirimüjgan died on 3 October 1852 in the Feriye Palace, and was buried in the mausoleum of new ladies in New Mosque, Istanbul.[10][11] Among all her fellow consorts, she felt the closest to Perestu Kadın and always held her in high regard. After her death, Abdul Hamid was adopted by Perestu, who had also been the adoptive mother of Cemile Sultan.[12]

Issue[]

Name Birth Death Notes
Naime Sultan 11 October 1840[13][14][15] 1 May 1843[13][14][15] born in Topkapı Palace;[13] buried in Tomb of Mustafa III[13]
Abdul Hamid II 21 September 1842[10][14][16] 10 February 1918[16] married thirteen times, and had issue, eight sons and nine daughters
Şehzade Mehmed Abid 22 April 1848[10][17] 7 May 1848[10][17] born in Çırağan Palace;[10] buried in New Mosque[10]

In literature[]

  • Tirimüjgan is a character in Hıfzı Topuz's historical novel Abdülmecit: İmparatorluk Çökerken Sarayda 22 Yıl: Roman (2009).[18]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Uluçay 2011, p. 204.
  2. ^ Freely, John – Inside the Seraglio, Chapter 15: On the Shores of the Bosphorus, published 1999, Istanbul)
  3. ^ Brookes 2010, p. 128.
  4. ^ Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 575.
  5. ^ a b Charles White (1846). Three years in Constantinople; or, Domestic manners of the Turks in 1844. London, H. Colburn. p. 10.
  6. ^ a b Brookes 2010, p. 127.
  7. ^ a b Brookes 2010, p. 133.
  8. ^ Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 576.
  9. ^ a b Brookes 2010, p. 135.
  10. ^ a b c d e f Uluçay 2011, p. 205.
  11. ^ Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 576-77.
  12. ^ Brookes 2010, p. 134-5.
  13. ^ a b c d Uluçay 2011, p. 218.
  14. ^ a b c Paşa 1960, p. 144.
  15. ^ a b Brookes 2010, p. 285.
  16. ^ a b Brookes 2010, p. 277.
  17. ^ a b Paşa 1960, p. 145.
  18. ^ Hıfzı Topuz (2009). Abdülmecit: İmparatorluk Çökerken Sarayda 22 Yıl: Roman. Remzi Kitabevi. p. 38. ISBN 978-975-14-1357-4.

Sources[]

  • 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.
  • Brookes, Douglas Scott (2010). The Concubine, the Princess, and the Teacher: Voices from the Ottoman Harem. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-78335-5.
  • Paşa, Ahmed Cevdet (1960). Tezâkir. [2]. 13 - 20, Volume 2. Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi.
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