Nesrin Hanım (Ottoman Turkish: نسرین خانم; "wild rose", 1826 - 2 January 1853) was a consort of Sultan Abdulmejid I of the Ottoman Empire.

Nesrin Hanım
Born1826
Georgia
Died2 January 1853(1853-01-02) (aged 26–27)
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(present day Istanbul, Turkey)
Burial
New Mosque, Istanbul
Spouse
(m. 1846)
IssueŞehzade Mehmed Ziyaeddin
Behice Sultan
Şehzade Mehmed Nizameddin
Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin
Names
Turkish: Nesrin Hanım
Ottoman Turkish: نسرین خانم
HouseOttoman (by marriage)
FatherManuçar Bey Asemiani
MotherMahra Hanim
ReligionSunni Islam

Life edit

She was Georgian, daughter of the noble Manuçar Bey Asemiani and his wife Mahra Hanim, and was chosen by Abdülmejid's mother, Bezmiâlem Sultan, as consort (concubine) for her son. She married Abdulmejid in 1842. She was given the title of "Third Ikbal" and later "Second Ikbal". The same year, she gave birth to her first child, a son Şehzade Mehmed Ziyaeddin.[1] The prince died young.[2] On 6 August 1848, she gave birth to her second child, a daughter, Behice Sultan in the Old Çırağan Palace.[1]

In 1850 she gave birth to twins, Şehzade Mehmed Nizameddin and Şehzade Mehmed Bahaeddin.[3] Abdulmejid was on a trip in Anatolia, and received the news of their birth through his mother, Bezmiâlem Sultan.[4] Both the princes died young.[3]

She died on 2 January 1853, for the pain of the loss of three children and tuberculosis, and was buried in New Mosque, Istanbul.[2][5] Her daughter Behice Sultan was adopted by one of Abdülmejid's other consort, Şayan Kadın.

Issue edit

Name Birth Death Notes
Şehzade Mehmed Ziyaeddin 22 April 1842[6][7] 27 April 1845[6][7] buried in New Mosque
Behice Sultan 6 August 1848[1][8] 30 November 1876[9][8] After her mother's death, She was adopted by Şayan Kadim. Married once without issue
Şehzade Mehmed Bahaeddin 24 June 1850[2][10] 9 November 1852[2][10] Twin Brother of Nizameddin, buried in New Mosque
Şehzade Mehmed Nizameddin 24 June 1850[11][10] 1852[11][10] Twin Brother of Burhaneddin, buried in New Mosque

In literature edit

  • Nesrin is a character in Hıfzı Topuz's historical novel Abdülmecit: İmparatorluk Çökerken Sarayda 22 Yıl: Roman (2009).[12]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Uluçay 2011, p. 226.
  2. ^ a b c d Uluçay 2011, p. 216.
  3. ^ a b Uluçay 2011, p. 215-6.
  4. ^ Davis, Fanny (1986). The Ottoman Lady: A Social History from 1718 to 1918. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-313-24811-5.
  5. ^ Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 602.
  6. ^ a b Uluçay 2011, p. 215.
  7. ^ a b Paşa 1960, p. 144.
  8. ^ a b Brookes 2010, p. 279.
  9. ^ Uluçay 2011, p. 227.
  10. ^ a b c d Paşa 1960, p. 145.
  11. ^ a b Uluçay 2011, p. 218.
  12. ^ Hıfzı Topuz (2009). Abdülmecit: İmparatorluk Çökerken Sarayda 22 Yıl: Roman. Remzi Kitabevi. p. 135. ISBN 978-975-14-1357-4.

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.
  • Paşa, Ahmed Cevdet (1960). Tezâkir. [2]. 13 - 20, Volume 2. Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi.
  • Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu Mülkün Kadın Sultanları: Vâlide Sultanlar, Hâtunlar, Hasekiler, Kandınefendiler, Sultanefendiler. Oğlak Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-6-051-71079-2.
  • Uluçay, M. Çağatay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ötüken. ISBN 978-9-754-37840-5.