Hümaşah Sultan (wife of Ibrahim)

Hümaşah married Ibrahim in 1647,[1][2] and was given the title of "Eighth Haseki".[3] After her marriage she became known as "Telli Haseki"[4] because of the silver and gold threads (tels) that are traditionally used to adorn a bride's hair.[5] Her marriage was described by the historian Mustafa Naima:

In accordance with imperial command, the viziers of the imperial council each gave the gift of moon faced slave girl bedecked with jewels. Then they escorted (the bride) in a well ordered procession from the gardens of Davud pasha to the imperial palace. The ceremony was performed by the chief black eunuch acting as proxy for the bride and the grand vizier for the sultan. Robes of honour were bestowed on the viziers and the ulema and others received honours according to custom.[5][1][6]

After marrying her, Ibrahim gave her the treasury of Egypt as dowry and ordered the palace of Ibrahim Pasha to be carpeted in sable furs and given to her.[7]

Ibrahim subjected his sisters, Kösem's daughters Ayşe, Fatma and Hanzade, and his niece Kaya to the indignity of subordination of his concubines. He took away their lands and jewels, and made them serve Hümaşah, by standing at attention like servants while she ate and by fetching and holding the soap, basin and the pitcher of water with which she washed her hands.[8] Because of what he believed was failure to serve her properly, the Sultan then banished them to Edirne Palace.[9]

Hümaşah while pregnant, settled in the Old Palace, after Ibrahim's deposition and death in August 1648.[10][11] Two months later, in October 1648, she gave birth to a son named Şehzade Orhan,[12][3] who died at the age of one in January 1650.[13]

In 2015 Turkish historical fiction TV series Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem, Hümașah Sultan is portrayed by Turkish actress Müge Boz.[14]

• Ottoman Empire
• Ottoman family tree
• Ottoman dynasty
• Ottoman Emperors family tree (simplified)
• List of consorts of the Ottoman Sultans

• Peirce, Leslie P., The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire, Oxford University Press, 1993, ISBN 0-19-508677-5
• Uluçay, M. Çağatay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ötüken. ISBN 978-9-754-37840-5.
• Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu Mülkün Kadın Sultanları: Vâlide Sultanlar, Hâtunlar, Hasekiler, Kandınefendiler, Sultanefendiler. Oğlak Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-6-051-71079-2.
• Kaya, Nevzat (1990). Kara Çelebi-zade Abdülaziz Efendi'nin Zeyl-i Ravzatü'l-Ebrar'ı : tahlil ve metin.