Şehsuvar Sultan

Şehsuvar Sultan was born in 1682.[3] She became a concubine of Sultan Mustafa. Şehsuvar and Mustafa had one son, Osman III, born on January 2, 1699 in the Edirne Palace.[4]

The Edirne event saw Mustafa dethroned, with his brother Ahmed III succeeding as the new Sultan (r. 1703–1730), and Şehsuvar was sent to the Old Palace, Istanbul.[1][5] On the other hand, her son, Şehzade Osman was transferred to the Topkapı Palace in Istanbul together with the entire court.[6]

Sultan Mahmud I, Mustafa's first son and the older half-brother of Osman, succeeded as Sultan following Patrona Halil's orchestrated riot.[7] Mahmud was then succeeded by his half-brother Osman, thus Şehsuvar became the new Valide sultan.[8][6]

Valide sultans were usually transported by carriages during the procession, however, Şehsuvar was brought to the Topkapı Palace with a palanquin. The Sultan had not seen his mother for many years, and ordered the sword regiment to be made a few days after the arrival of his mother to the palace.[9]

In 1755, Şehsuvar persuaded her son, not to execute the grand vizier, Hekimoğlu Ali Pasha, who had been imprisoned in the Kız Kulesi. This proved to be an example of beneficent influence.[10]

Şehsuvar Sultan died on 27 April 1756 in the Topkapı Palace, and was buried in a separate mausoleum located at the Nuruosmaniye Mosque, Çemberlitaş, Fatih, Istanbul.[1][11]

Together with Mustafa, Şehsuvar had one son:

• Sultan Osman III (Edirne Palace, Edirne, 2 January 1699 - Istanbul, Turkey, 30 October 1757, buried in Tomb of Turhan Sultan, New Mosque, Istanbul), married five times without issue;

• List of Valide Sultans
• List of consorts of the Ottoman Sultans

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