Edadil Kadın (Ottoman Turkish: ادادل قادین; 1845 - 12 December 1875; meaning "The elegance of the heart"[1]) was a consort of Sultan Abdulaziz of the Ottoman Empire.[2]
| Edadil Kadın | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 1845 Abkhazia | ||||
| Died | 12 December 1875 (aged 29–30) Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire | ||||
| Burial | |||||
| Spouse | |||||
| Issue | Şehzade Mahmud Celaleddin Emine Sultan | ||||
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| House | Aredba (by birth) Ottoman (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Tandal Aredba Bey | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Life edit
She was Abkhazian and was the daughter of Prince Aredba Tandal Bey. She had at least a brother. She entered palace service at a young age, where she was especially liked by Pertevniyal Sultan, Abdülaziz's mother and Valide Sultan. Edadil Kadın was presented to Abdulaziz after his accession to the throne by his half-sister, Adile Sultan, as a token of reconciliation between brother and sister. She was described as beautiful, with brown hair and light blue eyes.[3][4][5]
She married Abdulaziz in 1861 in the Dolmabahçe Palace, after his accession to the throne, and was given the title of "Second Kadın".[6] A year after the marriage, on 14 November 1862, she gave birth to her first child, a son, Şehzade Mahmud Celaleddin.[7]
Four years later, on 30 November 1866,[8] she gave birth to her second child, a daughter, Emine Sultan,[9] who died on 23 January[8] 1867.[10]
Death edit
Edadil died on 12 December 1875[11] in the Dolmabahçe Palace, a year before her Abdulaziz's death, because sadness for her brither's premature death, and was buried in the mausoleum of Sultan Mahmud II, located at Divan Yolu street.[6][12]
Issue edit
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Şehzade Mahmud Celaleddin | 14 November 1862[13][6][14] | 1 September 1888[6][14] | married once without issue |
| Emine Sultan | 30 November 1866[8][9] | 23 January 1867[8][9] | born and died in infancy in Dolmabahçe Palace; buried in tomb of Mahmud II |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ A Gyre Thro' the Orient. Republican Book and Job Printing Office. 1869. p. 62.
- ^ Banoğlu, Niyazi Ahmet (1963). Anitlari ve tarihî eserleriyle Istanbul. Yeni C̣iǧir Kitabev. p. 57.
- ^ Journal of anthropology. JSTOR. 1870. p. 119.
- ^ Frederick van MILLINGEN (called also Osman Bey and Vladimir Andreevich.) (1870). Slavery in Turkey. The Sultan's Harem. A paper read before the Anthropological Society of London. p. 22.
- ^ Anthropological Society of London (1870). The Anthropological Review: A Quarterly Journal of Anthropological Science and Literature. Anthropological Society of London. p. 119.
- ^ a b c d Uluçay 2011, p. 233.
- ^ Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi (1959). Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi mühürler seksiyonu rehberi. Şehir Matbaasi. p. 21.
- ^ a b c d Uçan 2019, p. 23.
- ^ a b c Uluçay 2011, p. 235.
- ^ Yıldırım, Tahsin (2006). Veliahd Yusuf İzzettin Efendi Öldürüldü mü? İntihar mı etti?. Çatı Yayıncılık. p. 36.
- ^ Genç, Füsun Gülsüm (2015). 19. yüzyılda şehzade olmak: Modernleşme sürecinde şehzadeler. p. 105.
- ^ Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 641.
- ^ Uçan 2019, p. 24.
- ^ a b Brookes 2010, p. 283.
Sources edit
- 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.
- Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu mülkün kadın sultanları: Vâlide sultanlar, hâtunlar, hasekiler, kadınefendiler, sultanefendiler. Oğlak Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-9-753-29623-6.
- Uçan, Lâle (2019). Son Halife Abdülmecid Efendi'nin Hayatı - Şehzâlik, Veliahtlık ve Halifelik Yılları (PDF) (PhD Thesis). Istanbul University Institute of Social Sciences.
- Uluçay, Mustafa Çağatay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ankara: Ötüken. ISBN 978-9-754-37840-5.