Hafsa Hatun

Hafsa Hatun (Ottoman Turkish: حفصه خاتون, "young lioness") was a Turkish princess, and a consort of Bayezid I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

This article is about the consort of Bayezid I. For the consort of Selim I and mother of Suleiman I, see Hafsa Sultan.
Hafsa Hatun
SpouseBayezid I
HouseAydinid (by birth)
Ottoman (by marriage)
FatherIsa Bey
ReligionSunni Islam

Life

Hafsa Hatun was the daughter of Isa Bey, the ruler of the Aydinids. She was married to Bayezid in 1390, upon his conquest of the Aydinids.[1][2] Her father had surrendered without a fight, and a marriage was arranged between her and Bayezid. Thereafter, Isa was sent into exile in Iznik, shorn of his power, where he subsequently died.[3][4] Her marriage strengthened the bonds between the two families.[5]

Charities

Hafsa Hatun's public works are located within her father's territory and may have been built before she married Bayezid.[1] She commissioned a fountain in Tire city and a Hermitage in Bademiye, and a mosque known as "Hafsa Hatun Mosque"[6] between 1390 and 1392 from the money she received in her dowry.[7]

See also

References
  1. Leslie P. Peirce (1993). The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire. Oxford University Press. pp. 40. ISBN 978-0-195-08677-5.
  2. Uluçay, M. Çağatay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ötüken. p. 25. ISBN 978-9-754-37840-5.
  3. Vryonis, Speros; Langdon, John Springer (1993). To Hellenikon Studies in Honor of Speros Vryonis, Jr: Hellenic antiquity and Byzantium. Artistide D. Caratzas. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-892-41445-1.
  4. Zahariádou, Elisábet A (1983). Emporio Kai Stauroforia: 'ē Benetokratoumenē Krētē Kai Ta Emirata Tou Mentese Kai Tou Aïdiniou (1300-1415). Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies. p. 115.
  5. The Valley of Civilizations, Büyük Menderes. Special Administrative Directorate of the Governorship of Aydın. 1990.
  6. Charities of Hafsa Hatun
  7. "Hafsa Hatun Mosque Built by Hafsa Hatun". Archived from the original on 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
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