Nalandil Hanım
Nalandil Hanım (Ottoman Turkish: نالان دل خانم; c. 1829 – c. 1865) was the fourteenth wife of Sultan Abdulmejid I of the Ottoman Empire.
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 The burial place of Nalandil Hanım is located inside The Cedid Havatin outbuilding of the mausoleum of Turhan Sultan, in New Mosque at Eminönü in Istanbul. | |||||
| Born | c. 1829 Anapa, Russia | ||||
| Died | c. 1865 (aged 35–36) Feriye Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (present day Istanbul, Turkey) | ||||
| Burial | New Ladies Mausoleum Mausoleum, New Mosque, Istanbul | ||||
| Spouse | Abdulmejid I | ||||
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| House | Çipakue (by birth) Ottoman (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Natıkhu Çipakue | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Early life
Nalandil Hanım was born in 1829 in Anapa. She was a member of Ubykh princely family, Çipakue. Her father was Natıkhu Bey Çipakue.[1] She had a sister named Terbiye Hanım.[2]
She had been brought to Istanbul at a young age, where her father entrusted her to the imperial harem. Here her name according to the custom of the Ottoman court was changed to Nalandil.[1]
Marriage
Nalandil Hanım married Abdulmejid in 1851. She was given the title of "Fourth Fortunate". On 7 December 1851, she gave birth to her first child, a daughter, Seniha Sultan in the Old Çırağan Palace.[3] Seniha Sultan married Mahmud Celaleddin Pasha in 1876 and had two sons from this marriage. Her elder son was Prince Sabahaddin Bey, was one of the founders of the New Ottoman Society.[4]
Towards the end 1852 she was elevated to the title of "Third Fortunate", and in 1853 she was elevated to the title of "Second Fortunate". On 20 March 1853, she gave birth to her second child, a son, Şehzade Mehmed Abdüssamed. The prince died at the age of two on 4 May 1855.[5]
In 1854, she was elevated to title of "Senior Fortunate".[5] On 2 March 1855, she gave birth to her third child, a daughter, Şehime Sultan in the Old Beylerbeyi Palace. The princess died at the age of one on 21 May 1856.[6]
Death
After Abdulmejid's death in 1861, Nalandil settled in the Feriye Palace. She died in 1865,[7] and was buried in the mausoleum of new ladies, New Mosque, Istanbul.[5]
Issue
Nalandil Hanım and Abdulmejid had three children:
- Seniha Sultan (Çırağan Palace, 5 December 1851 – Nice, France, 15 September 1931, buried in Tekkiye Mosque, Damascus), married and had issue;
- Şehzade Mehmed Abdüssamed (20 March 1853 – 5 May 1855, buried in Abdulmejid I Mausoleum, Yavuz Selim Mosque);
- Şehime Sultan (Old Beylerbeyi Palace, 2 March 1855 – 22 May 1857, buried in Gülüstü Hanım Mausoleum, Fatih Mosque);[6]
References
- Açba 2007, p. 66.
- Açba 2007, p. 67 n. 30.
- Uluçay 2011, p. 227.
- Açba 2007, p. 67.
- Uluçay 2011, p. 212.
- Uluçay 2011, p. 229.
- Süreyya, Mehmed (1996). Sicill-i Osmanî — Volume 1. p. 31.
Sources
- 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.
