Mezidimestan Kadın

Mezidimestan Kadın
Born Kadriye Mikanba
3 March 1869
Gagra, Abkhazia
Died 21 January 1909(1909-01-21) (aged 39)
Yıldız Palace, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Burial Yahya Efendi Cemetery, Istanbul
Spouse Abdul Hamid II
Issue Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin
House Ottoman (by marriage)
Father Kaymat Mikanba
Mother Feryal Marshan
Religion Sunni Islam

Mezidimestan Kadın (3 March 1869 – 21 January 1909) was the sixth wife of Sultan Abdul Hamid II of the Ottoman Empire.[1]

Early life

Mezidimestan Kadın was born on 3 March 1869 in Gagra, Abkhazia. Born as Kadriye Kamile Mikanba, she was a member of Abkhazian noble family Mikanba. Her father was Kaymat Bey Mikanba, and her mother was Princess Feryal Hanım Marshan, an Abkhazian. She was the first cousin of Nazikeda Kadın.[2]

In 1876, she had been brought to Istanbul as a young child, where her uncle entrusted her to the imperial harem together with her cousins Emine, Daryal and Naciye, cousins Amine (1872 - 1946), Rumeysa (1875 - 1927), Pakize (1876 - 1943), and Fatima.[3]

Marriage

Mezidimestan married Abdul Hamid on 2 February 1885 at the Yıldız Palace.[2] She was given the title of "Beşinci Kadın". On 19 December 1886, a year after the marriage, she gave birth to her only son, Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin.

In 1895, she was given the title of Dördüncü Kadın,[1] and in 1901, she was given the title of Üçüncü Kadın. Abdul Hamid had presented her a villa located on the grounds of Yıldız Palace.[4]

Her cousin Daryal renamed Iryale was married to Şehzade Mehmed Selim, son of Sultan Abdul Hamid II.[5][6] Her other cousin Amine renamed Nazikeda was married to Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin, son of Sultan Abdülaziz.[7]

Death

Mezidimestan died on 21 February 1901 in the Yıldız Palace, and was buried in Yahya Efendi Cemetery, Istanbul.[4][1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Uluçay 2011, p. 248.
  2. 1 2 Açba 2007, p. 134.
  3. ↑ Açba 2007, p. 183.
  4. 1 2 Açba 2007, p. 135.
  5. ↑ Açba 2004, p. 79.
  6. ↑ Aredba, Rumeysa; Açba, Edadil (2009). Sultan Vahdeddin'in San Remo Günleri. Timaş Yayınları. pp. 65, 70. ISBN 978-9-752-63955-3.
  7. ↑ Açba 2004, p. 82 n. 7.

Sources

  • Açba, Harun (2007). Kadın efendiler: 1839–1924. Profil. ISBN 978-975-996-109-1.
  • Uluçay, M. Çağatay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ötüken. ISBN 978-975-437-840-5.
  • Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu Mülkün Kadın Sultanları: Vâlide Sultanlar, Hâtunlar, Hasekiler, Kandınefendiler, Sultanefendiler. Oğlak Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-6-051-71079-2.
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