Fatma Sultan (daughter of Selim II)
Fatma Sultan (c. 1559 –1580; Ottoman Turkish: فاطمہ سلطان) was an Ottoman princess, daughter of Sultan Selim II (reign 1566–74) of the Ottoman Empire. She was the granddaughter of Suleiman the Magnificent (reign 1520–66) and Hürrem Sultan, sister of Sultan Murad III (reign 1574–95) and aunt of Sultan Mehmed III (reign 1595–1603).
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| Born | c. 1559 Karaman Eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | October 1580 (aged 20–21) Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Burial | Selim II Mausoleum, Hagia Sophia Mosque |
| Spouse | Kanijeli Siyavuş Pasha |
| Issue | Sultanzade Sinan Bey Two sons A daughter |
| Dynasty | Ottoman |
| Father | Selim II |
| Mother | Nurbanu Sultan (possibly) |
| Religion | Islam |
Life
Fatma was born circa 1559[1] during Selim's princedom, at Konya or Karaman where he served as sanjakbey, or provincial governor, at the time.[2] She was her father's youngest daughter.[3] Her mother's identity is uncertain; it is suggested that she was the fourth daughter of Nurbanu Sultan,[3][4] however the claim remains disputed.[1]
In 1574,[3] she married Kanijeli Siyavuş Pasha (died 1602) Governor of Rumelia, Grand Vizier 1582–1584, 1586–1589, 1592–1593. Her dowry amounted to approximately 4988 florins.[3] The marriage was happy, as indicated by the fact that she pleaded with her brother Murad to spare the Pasha's life when at some point the latter fell out of favour.[5] She bore her husband three sons and a daughter.[6]
Death
Fatma Sultan died in October 1580,[3] at Istanbul, in childbirth as a result of her daughter being born prematurely. The latter reportedly died too.[3][6] She was entombed in her father Sultan Selim II's mausoleum in Hagia Sophia Mosque.[7] She had a provision made, supported by vakfs, that is charitable foundations, so that the Quran would be read every morning, for the sake of her soul.[3]
Charities
Fatma had an elementary school, or mektep, as well as a religious college, or medrese, constructed at Edirnekapı.[3]
References
- Peirce 1993, p. 92.
- Tezcan 2010, p. 97.
- Uluçay 1992, p. 71.
- Tezcan, Baki (2001). Searching For Osman: A Reassessment Of The Deposition Of Ottoman Sultan Osman II (1618–1622). unpublished Ph.D. thesis. pp. 327 n. 16.
- Goodwin 2006.
- Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 202.
- Tezcan 2001, p. 327 n.16.
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Sources
- Peirce, Leslie Penn (1993). The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire. Studies in Middle Eastern History. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507673-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Tezcan, Baki (2001). Searching For Osman: A Reassessment Of The Deposition Of Ottoman Sultan Osman II (1618–1622). unpublished Ph.D. thesis. pp. 327 n. 16.
- Tezcan, Baki (November 2010). The Second Ottoman Empire: Political and Social Transformation in the Early Modern World. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-51949-6.
- Uluçay, Mustafa Çağatay (1985). Padışahların kadınları ve kızları. Türk Tarihi Kurumu Yayınları.
- Goodwin, Godfrey (27 January 2006). Private World of the Ottoman Women. London: Saqi Books. ISBN 978-0-86356-745-2.
- Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu mülkün kadın sultanları: Vâlide sultanlar, hâtunlar, hasekiler, kadınefendiler, sultanefendiler. Oğlak Yayıncılık. p. 303. ISBN 978-975-329-623-6.