Verdicenan Kadın

Verdicenan Kadın
Imperial consort of the Ottoman Sultan
Tenure 17 December 1840 – 25 June 1861
Born Saliha Achba
(1825-10-18)18 October 1825
Sukhumi, Abkhazia
Died 9 December 1889(1889-12-09) (aged 64)
Feriye Palace, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Burial Imperial ladies Mausoleum, Yeni Mosque, Istanbul
Spouse Abdulmejid I
Issue Șehzade Ahmed Kemaleddin
Münire Sultan
House Anchabadze (by birth)
Ottoman (by marriage)
Father Kaytuk Giorgi Achba
Mother Yelizaveta Hanım
Religion Sunni Islam

Verdicenan Kadın (Ottoman Turkish: ورد جنان قادين‎; 18 October 1825 – 9 December 1889) was the wife of Sultan Abdulmejid I of the Ottoman Empire.[1]

Early life

Verdicenan Kadın was born on 18 October 1825 in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. Born as Saliha Achba, she was a member of Abkhaian princely family, in the Anchabadze.[2] Her father was Prince Kaytuk Giorgi Bey Achba (1793–1848) and her mother was Princess Yelizaveta Hanım (1795–1843).[3] She had five elder siblings, two brothers, Prince Islam Bey and Prince Ahmet Bey,[2] and two sisters, Princess Peremrüz Hanım and Princess Embruvaz Hanım,[4] and a younger brother, Prince Mehmed Bey.[3]

Saliha had been brought to Istanbul as a young child, where her father entrusted her and her sisters to the care of her Bezmiâlem Sultan, mother of Sultan Abdulmejid I, where her name according to the custom of the Ottoman court was changed to Verdicenan.[4]

Marriage

Verdicenan married Abdulmejid for a political alliance, on 17 December 1840 at the Old Çırağan Palace.[5] She was given the title of "Altıncı Kadın".[1] Her whole family was ennobled, father, brothers and nephews. The most notorious were her brother, Islam Bey's son Rasim Bey, who was given the position of doctor in the palace and her brother Ahmet Bey's son Osman Pasha, who was given the position of aide at Sultan Abdülaziz's palace.[6]

On 8 December 1844, she gave birth to her first child, a daughter, Münire Sultan in the Topkapı Palace.[7][8] In 1845, she was given the title of "Beşinci Kadın". On 3 December 1847, she gave birth to Şehzade Ahmed Kemaleddin, at the Old Çıragan Palace.[9][10] In 1851, she was given the title of "Dördüncü Kadın", and in 1852, she was given the title of third "Üçüncü Kadın".[1]

Last years and death

After Abdulmejid's death in 1861, she moved to Feriye Palace.[6] In 1862, a year later, her daughter Mediha Sultan died at the age of seventeen.[8]

After Gülüstü Hanım's death in 1865,[11] her daughter Mediha Sultan was entrusted in Verdicenan's care. In 1879, Verdicenan played a major role in Mediha Sultan's marriage to Samipashazade Necip Bey.[12][1][13]

Verdicenan Kadın died on 9 November 1889 in the Feriye Palace, and was buried in the mausoleum of the imperial ladies at the Yeni Mosque, Istanbul.[6][1][13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Uluçay 2011, p. 211.
  2. 1 2 Açba 2007, p. 34.
  3. 1 2 Tuna 2007, p. 23.
  4. 1 2 Tuna 2007, p. 25.
  5. ↑ Açba 2007, p. 33-34.
  6. 1 2 3 Açba 2007, p. 35.
  7. ↑ Uluçay 2011, p. 225.
  8. 1 2 Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 588.
  9. ↑ Bey, Mehmet Sürreya (1969). Osmanlı devletinde kim kimdi, Volume 1. Küğ Yayını. p. 199.
  10. ↑ The Concubine, the Princess, and the Teacher: Voices from the Ottoman Harem. University of Texas Press. 2010. p. 283. ISBN 978-0-292-78335-5.
  11. ↑ Bardakçı, Murat (2017). Neslishah: The Last Ottoman Princess. Oxford University Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-9-774-16837-6.
  12. ↑ Fanny Davis (1986). The Ottoman Lady: A Social History from 1718 to 1918. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 12, 17. ISBN 978-0-313-24811-5.
  13. 1 2 Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 589.

Sources

  • Tuna, Mahinur (2007). İlk Türk kadın ressam: Mihri Rasim (Müşfik) Açba : 1886 İstanbul-1954 New-York. As Yayın. ISBN 978-9-750-17250-2.
  • 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.
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