Gülistu Kadın

Gülistü Kadin, called also Gülüstü Kadin, Gülistu Hanim or Gülüstu Hanim (Turkish pronunciation: [ɟylysˈty]; Ottoman Turkish: کلستو خانم; "rose in garden" or "above rose"; born Princess Fatma Chachba; 1830 - c. 1861) was a consort of Sultan Abdulmejid I, and the mother of Sultan Mehmed VI, the last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Gülistü, the title is Kadın, and there is no family name.
Gülistu Kadin
BornPrincess Fatma Chachba
1830
Diedc. 1861(1861-00-00) (aged 30–31)
Eyüp Palace, Eyüp, Constantinople (now Istanbul), Ottoman Empire
Burial
Gülistü Kadin Mausoleum, Fatih Mosque, Fatih, Istanbul
Spouse
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(m. 1855; died 1861)​
Issue
Names
Turkish: Gülistü Kadin
Ottoman Turkish: کلستو خانم
HouseChachba (by birth)
Ottoman (by marriage)
FatherPrince Tahir Bey Chachba
ReligionSunni Islam

Life

Born as Fatma Chachba,[1] Gülistü Kadin was a member of an Abkhazian princely family.[2] Her father was Prince Tahir Bey Chachba.[1][3] She was a relative of Kelesh Ahmed-Bey Shervashidze, head of state of the Principality of Abkhazia. She was described as a tall woman.[4]

Gülistü married Abdulmejid in 1854, and was given the title of "Fourth Ikbal", and, in 1860, of "Fourth Kadın". On 26 February 1855 She give birth two twins daughters, Zekiye and Fehime Sultan. On 30 July 1856, she gave birth to her third child, a daughter, Mediha Sultan.[5][6] Five years later on 14 January 1861, she gave birth to her fourth child, a son, Şehzade Mehmed Vahideddin (future Mehmed VI). She was the favorite daughter-in-law of Bezmiâlem Sultan.[7]

Death

She died in 1861, shortly after the birth of her last child.[8] She was buried in her own mausoleum located in Fatih Mosque, Fatih, Constantinople.[9]

After her death, her daughter Mediha Sultan was entrusted in the care of Verdicenan Kadın,[5][10][6] and her son Mehmed was entrusted in the care of Şayeste Hanım.[8]

Having died before her son ascended the throne, she was never Valide sultan.

Issue
NameBirthDeathNotes
Zekiye Sultan 26 February 1855[11][12] 19 February 1856[11][12] Twin sister of Fehime, buried in Tomb of Gülistü Kadin
Fehime Sultan 26 February 1855[5][12] 10 November 1856[5][12] Twin sister of Zekiye, buried in Tomb of Gülistü Kadin
Mediha Sultan 30 July 1856[5][13][14] 7 November 1928[15][14] Married twice, and had issue, a son
Mehmed VI Vahideddin 14 January 1861[13][16] 16 May 1926[16] 36th and last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

In literature
  • Gülistü is a character in Hıfzı Topuz's historical novel Abdülmecit: İmparatorluk Çökerken Sarayda 22 Yıl: Roman (2009).[17]

See also

References
  1. Açba & Açba 2004, p. 107 n. 17.
  2. Açba & Açba 2004, p. 106.
  3. Aredba, Rumeysa; Açba, Edadil (2009). Sultan Vahdeddin'in San Remo günleri. Timaş Yayınları. p. 73. ISBN 978-9-752-63955-3.
  4. Tuna, Mahinur (2007). İlk Türk kadın ressam: Mihri Rasim (Müşfik) Açba : 1886 İstanbul-1954 New-York. As Yayın. p. 28. ISBN 978-9-750-17250-2.
  5. Uluçay 2011, p. 229.
  6. Kahya 2012, p. 4.
  7. Tucker, Spencer (2005). World War I: Encyclopedia, Volume 1. ABC-CLIO. p. 779. ISBN 978-1-851-09420-2.
  8. Bardakçı, Murat (2017). Neslishah: The Last Ottoman Princess. Oxford University Press. pp. 5, 6. ISBN 978-9-774-16837-6.
  9. Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 602-3.
  10. Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 630.
  11. Uluçay 2011, p. 228.
  12. Paşa 1960, p. 145.
  13. Paşa 1960, p. 146.
  14. Brookes 2010, p. 284.
  15. Uluçay 2011, p. 231.
  16. Brookes 2010, p. 291.
  17. Hıfzı Topuz (2009). Abdülmecit: İmparatorluk Çökerken Sarayda 22 Yıl: Roman. Remzi Kitabevi. p. 145. ISBN 978-975-14-1357-4.

Sources
  • Uluçay, M. Çağatay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ötüken. ISBN 978-9-754-37840-5.
  • Açba, Leyla; Açba, Harun (2004). Bir Çerkes prensesinin harem hatıraları. L & M. ISBN 978-9-756-49131-7.
  • Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu Mülkün Kadın Sultanları: Vâlide Sultanlar, Hâtunlar, Hasekiler, Kandınefendiler, Sultanefendiler. Oğlak Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-6-051-71079-2.
  • Kahya, Özge (2012). Sultan Abdülmecid'in kızı Mediha Sultan'ın hayatı (1856–1928).
  • Brookes, Douglas Scott (2010). The Concubine, the Princess, and the Teacher: Voices from the Ottoman Harem. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-78335-5.
  • Paşa, Ahmed Cevdet (1960). Tezâkir. [2]. 13 - 20, Volume 2. Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi.
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