Mahitab Kadın
| Mahitab Kadın | |
|---|---|
| Imperial consort of the Ottoman Sultan | |
| Tenure | 1845 – 25 June 1861 |
| Born |
Nuriye c. 1830 Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia |
| Died |
1888 (aged 57–58) Feriye Palace, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Burial | Imperial ladies Mausoleum, New Mosque, Istanbul |
| Spouse | Abdulmejid I |
| Issue |
Sabiha Sultan Şehzade Nureddin Zekiye Sultan Fehime Sultan |
| House | Ottoman (by marriage) |
| Father | Hişam Bey |
| Mother | Malika Hanım |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Mahitab Kadın (c. 1830 – c. 1888) was the tenth wife of Sultan Abdulmejid I of the Ottoman Empire.
Early life
Mahitab Kadın was born in in 1830 in Mahachkala, Dagestan, Russia. Born as Nuriye, she was a member of Chechen noble family. Her father was Hişam Bey and her mother was Malika Hanım.[1] She had two brothers and two sisters.[2]
Hışam Bey's elder sister, Şevkinihak Hanım, hence a close relative, had been in service in the imperial harem. For this reasons Nuriye and her siblings were sent to live with her at Istanbul. She and her sisters were then taken into the imperial harem, where her name according to the costum of the Ottoman court was changed to Mahitab. While her brothers were brought up out of the palace by Ali'ebru Hanım.[3]
Marriage
Mahitab married Abdulmejid in 1845.[2] She was given the title of "Ikinci Ikbal". Three years later, on 15 April 1848, she gave birth to her first child, a daughter, Sabiha Sultan in the Old Çırağan Palace. The princess died a year later on 27 April 1849.[4] In 1850, she was given the title of "Baş Ikbal". Two years later on 31 March 1852, she gave birth to her second child, a son, Şehzade Nureddin in the Old Çırağan Palace.[5] Sometime after, she was given the title of "Beşinci Kadın". On 24 February 1855, she gave birth to twin girls, Zekiye Sultan and Fehime Sultan. Both of them died in 1856.[6]
Last years and death
After Abdulmejid's death on 25 June 1861, Mahitab settled in the Feriye Palace with her eleven years old son, Şehzade Nureddin.[5] Mahitab always supported Shamil, 3rd Imam of Dagestan, and in 1870, he and his family visited her.[2] Her son, Nureddin died in 1884 at the age of thirty two.[5]
Mahitab died in 1888 in the Feriye Palace,[7] and was buried in the mausoleum of the imperial ladies in the New Mosque, Istanbul.[5]
References
- ↑ Açba 2007, p. 61.
- 1 2 3 Açba 2007, p. 62.
- ↑ Açba 2007, p. 61-2.
- ↑ Uluçay 2011, p. 226.
- 1 2 3 4 Uluçay 2011, p. 210.
- ↑ Uluçay 2011, p. 228-9 n. 74, 76.
- ↑ Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 600.
Sources
- Uluçay, M. Çağatay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ötüken. ISBN 978-9-754-37840-5.
- Açba, Harun (2007). Kadın efendiler: 1839-1924. Profil. ISBN 978-9-759-96109-1.
- Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu Mülkün Kadın Sultanları: Vâlide Sultanlar, Hâtunlar, Hasekiler, Kandınefendiler, Sultanefendiler. Oğlak Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-6-051-71079-2.
