Ümmi Sultan

Ümmi Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: امی سلطان‎; died 10 May 1720) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Sultan Mehmed IV, and his wife Gülnuş Sultan. She was the sister of Sultans Mustafa II and Ahmed III.

Ümmi Sultan
The tomb of Ümmi Sultan is located inside the mausoleum of her grandmother Turhan Sultan of New Mosque at Eminönü in Istanbul
Died10 May 1720
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(now Istanbul, Turkey)
Burial
Mausoleum of Turhan Sultan, New Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
SpouseSilahdar Çerkeş Osman Pasha
IssueHatice Hanımsultan
Fatma Hanımsultan
DynastyOttoman
FatherMehmed IV
MotherGülnuş Sultan
ReligionSunni Islam

Early life

Ümmi Sultan was the daughter of Mehmed IV and Gülnuş Sultan, her birth date is unknown, she was the youngest child of Mehmed IV and his wife. She had two brothers Mustafa II and Ahmed III and two sisters Hatice Sultan and Fatma Sultan.[1][2]

Marriage

Since her elder sisters Hatice Sultan and Fatma Sultan were married in 1675, at the time she was an infant so her marriage didn't took place. Her father was deposed in 1687, and so was unable to arrange a marriage for her. And so her uncle who loved her very much, Sultan Ahmed II arranged her marriage to Silahdar Çerkes Osman Pasha. The wedding took place on 13 January 1694 in the Edirne Palace. Her dowry was fixed to 600,000 kuruş.[3][4] The wedding was also attended by Sultan Ahmed's consort Rabia Sultan.[5] The couple were given Sinan Pasha Palace as their residence. The two together had two daughters, Hatice Hanımsultan and Fatma Hanımsultan.[3][4]

Her daughter Hatice Hanımsultan died in 1698, her other daughter Fatma Hanımsultan died in 1701 they both were buried in New Mosque. [3]

Death

Ümmi Sultan died on 10 May 1720 of smallpox, at young age and was buried in the mausoleum of her grandmother at Mausoleum of Turhan Sultan, New Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey. [3][6]

See also

Ancestry

References
  1. Uluçay 2011, p. 110.
  2. Uluçay 1992, p. 110.
  3. Uluçay 2011, p. 111.
  4. Uluçay 1992, p. 111.
  5. Agha 2012, p. 1527-28.
  6. Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 384.

Sources
  • Uluçay, Mustafa Çağatay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ankara, Ötüken.
  • Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu mülkün kadın sultanları: Vâlide sultanlar, hâtunlar, hasekiler, kadınefendiler, sultanefendiler. Oğlak Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-9-753-29623-6.
  • Silahdar Findiklili Mehmed Agha (2012). ZEYL-İ FEZLEKE (1065-22 Ca.1106 / 1654-7 Şubat 1695).
  • Silahdar Findiklili Mehmed Agha (2001). Nusretnâme: Tahlil ve Metin (1106-1133/1695-1721).
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