Hüsnüşah Hatun
| Hüsnüşah Hatun | |||||
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| Born |
c. 1454 Mut, Karamanid Principality | ||||
| Died |
c. 1513 Bursa, Ottoman Empire | ||||
| Burial | Muradiye Complex, Bursa | ||||
| Spouse | Bayezid II | ||||
| Issue |
Şehzade Şehinşah Sultanzade Sultan | ||||
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| House | House of Osman (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Nasuh Bey | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Hüsnüşah Hatun (c. 1454 - c. 1513,[1]) was the sixth wife of Sultan Bayezid II.[2]
Names
She is called by different names in the sources, Hüsnümah (Hûsn-î-mâh) and Hümaşah (Hûmâ-Shâh). The Ottoman Research Foundation reveals the results of recent investigations and announces her name as Hüsnüşah (Hûsn-î-Shâh).
Life
Hüsnüşah Hatun was born in 1454 to a Karamanid prince, Nasuh Bey.[1][3][4] Bayezid was still a şehzade and the governor of Amasya sanjak when she gave birth to Şehzade Şehinşah in 1474, followed by Sultanzade Sultan.[1]
According to Turkish tradition, all princes were expected to work as provincial governors (Sanjak-bey) as a part of their training.[5] In 1481 Şehinşah, was sent to Manisa sanjak (then known as Saruhan) and then in 1483 to Karaman, and Hüsnüşah accompanied him.[5] Mothers of princes were responsible for the proper behaviour of their sons in their provincial posts.[5] During Şehinşah's provincial post, Hüsnüşah Hatun, corresponded with Selim I, Şehinşah's victorious brother, on behalf of Mevlana Pir Ahmed Çelebi, a scholar who had been at Şehinşah's court and who was neglected when the members of the prince's household were assigned new posts.[5]
After the death of Şehzade Şehinşah, Hüsnüşah Hatun came to Bursa in 1511 when her son died at his provincial post or was executed in a contest for succession.[5] Bursa was the first Ottoman capital, and the place where, until the conquest of Constantinople, members of the dynastic family were buried.[5] In retirement she occupied herself with pious works[5] She built a "Hatuniye Mosque" at Manisa in 1490-1491. She also built a tomb for her son, Şehinşah in which she was too buried at her death in 1513, at the Muradiye Complex, Bursa.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 "Turkey: The Imperial House of Osman". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on May 2, 2006. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ↑ Ahmed Akgündüz, Said Öztürk (2011). Ottoman History: Misperceptions and Truths. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-9-090-26108-9.
- ↑ "Consorts Of Ottoman Sultans (in Turkish)". Ottoman Web Page.
- ↑ Anthony Dolphin Alerson (1956). The Structure of the Ottoman Dynasty. Clarendon Press.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Leslie P. Peirce (1993). The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire. Oxford University Press. pp. 106–107. ISBN 978-0-195-08677-5.