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Gevherhan Hatun (Ottoman Turkish: گوھرخان خاتون "Gem of the Khan"; c. 1446 - c. 1514) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Mehmed the Conqueror (reign 1444–46 and 1451–81) and Gülbahar Hatun. She was the sister of Sultan Bayezid II (reign 1481–1512).
When Mehmed became sultan, she often provided him with advice. [11] Her court at Ježevo included exiled Serbian nobles. [12] According to Nicol, Mara was joined at "Ježevo" by her sister "Cantacuzina" in 1469. The two ladies acted as intermediaries between Mehmed and the Republic of Venice during the first Ottoman–Venetian War (1463–1479).
Mehmed II is recognized as the first sultan to codify criminal and constitutional law, long before Suleiman the Magnificent; he thus established the classical image of the autocratic Ottoman sultan. Mehmed's thirty-year rule and numerous wars expanded the Ottoman Empire to include Constantinople, the Turkish kingdoms and territories of Asia ...
Per custom, Gülbahar got the highest position in the imperial family after the sultan himself when her son, Bayezid ascended the throne in 1481 [22] until her death in 1492. During her son's reign, she and the rest of the Imperial Family resided at the Old Palace ( saray-ı atik ) and were visited by the Sultan who on each visit used to pay ...
The brother of Mehmed V Reşâd, he became heir to the throne in 1916, after the death of Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin, as the eldest male member of the House of Osman. He acceded to the throne after the death of Mehmed V. [4] He was girded with the Sword of Osman on 4 July 1918 as the 36th padishah and 115th Islamic Caliph.
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.
In 1450, just before Sultan Murad II's death and Mehmed's ascension, [3] [4] she gave birth to her only son, Şehzade Mustafa, who would become his father's favourite son. [ 5 ] [ 4 ] According to Ottoman tradition, all princes were expected to work as provincial governors as a part of their training.
Since both Mehmed VI's natural and adoptive mothers had died (Gülistu Kadın and Şayeste Hanim), Nazikeda became the most prominent female member of the dynasty and became known in Europe as the last Ottoman empress (usually in Europe this title was reserved for the sultan's mother, while his first consort was considered Queen, and subsequent ...