Mahitab Kadın

Mahitab Kadın (Ottoman Turkish: مهتاب قادین; 1830 - c. 1888; meaning "moonlight"[1]), called also Mehtab Kadın, was a consort of Sultan Abdulmejid I of the Ottoman Empire.

In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Mahitab, the title is Kadın, and there is no family name.
Mahitab Kadın
Born1830
Chechnya
Diedc. 1888
Feriye Palace, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
(present day Istanbul, Turkey)
Burial
Imperial ladies Mausoleum, New Mosque, Istanbul
Spouse
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(m. 1845; died 1861)​
IssueSabiha Sultan
Şehzade Ahmed Nureddin
Names
Turkish: Mahitab Kadın
Ottoman Turkish: مهتاب قادین
HouseOttoman (by marriage)
ReligionSunni Islam

Life

Mahitab married Abdulmejid in 1845. She was given the title of "Second Ikbal". Three years later, on 15 April 1848, she gave birth to her first child, a daughter, Sabiha Sultan in the Old Çırağan Palace. The princess died a year later on 27 April 1849.[2]

In 1850, she was elevated to the title of "Senior Ikbal". Two years later on 31 March 1852, she gave birth to her second child, a son, Şehzade Nureddin in the Old Çırağan Palace.[3]

In early 1853, she was elevated to the title of "Fifth Kadın", an honorary rank because she was one of favorite Abdülmejid's consort.[4] In 1858–59, she sponsored a mosque in Göynük.[5]

After Abdulmejid's death on 25 June 1861, Mahitab settled in the Feriye Palace with her eleven years old son, Şehzade Nureddin.[3] Her son, Nureddin died in 1884 at the age of thirty two.[3] She died in 1888 in the Feriye Palace,[6] and was buried in the mausoleum of the imperial ladies in the New Mosque, Istanbul.[3]

Issue
NameBirthDeathNotes
Sabiha Sultan 15 April 1848[2][7] 27 April 1849[2][7] born in Çırağan Palace;[2] Buried in New Mosque[2]
Şehzade Ahmed Nureddin 31 March 1852[3][7] 3 January 1884[3] married once without issue[8]

In literature
  • Mahitab is a character in Hıfzı Topuz's historical novel Abdülmecit: İmparatorluk Çökerken Sarayda 22 Yıl: Roman (2009).[9]

See also

References
  1. Argit, Betül Ipsirli (October 29, 2020). Life after the Harem: Female Palace Slaves, Patronage and the Imperial Ottoman Court. Cambridge University Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-108-48836-5.
  2. Uluçay 2011, p. 226.
  3. Uluçay 2011, p. 210.
  4. Uluçay 2011, pp. 228–289 n. 74, 76.
  5. Mehmet Kılıç (20 May 2019), "Göynük Mâhitâb Kadın Efendi (Mehtap Hatun) Camisi/Goynuk Mahitab Kadın Efendi (Mehtap Hatun) Mosque", www.avanosarastirmalari.com, retrieved 22 October 2020
  6. Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 600.
  7. Paşa 1960, p. 145.
  8. Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2001). Avrupalılaşmanın yol haritası ve Sultan Abdülmecid. DenizBank. p. 238. ISBN 978-9-757-10450-6.
  9. 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.
  • Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu Mülkün Kadın Sultanları: Vâlide Sultanlar, Hâtunlar, Hasekiler, Kandınefendiler, Sultanefendiler. Oğlak Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-6-051-71079-2.
  • Paşa, Ahmed Cevdet (1960). Tezâkir. [2]. 13 - 20, Volume 2. Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi.
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