Hafsa Hatun
| Hafsa (Hâfize) Hatun حفصہ خاتون | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Hafsa before 1380 Selçuk, Aydınids dynasty |
| Died |
after 1403 Bursa, Ottoman Empire |
| Resting place | Bursa |
| Residence | Bursa |
| Ethnicity | Turkish |
| Religion | Islam |
| Spouse(s) | Beyazid I |
| Parent(s) | The daughter of Fahreddin İsa Bey, the last ruler of Aydınids |
Hafsa (Hâfize) Khātun[1] (fully Devletlu İsmetlu Hafsa (Hâfize) Hatun Hazretleri, Ottoman Turkish: حفصہ خاتون, born before 1380 - died after 1403[2]) (Hafsa, Hâfize meaning "one who has memorized the Qur'an") was the wife of Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I of the Ottoman Empire.[3]
Life
Hafsa Hatun was born as the daughter of Fahreddin İsa Bey, the last bey (prince) of Aydinids.[2][4][5][2][6] She was married to Bayezid I in 1390 upon his conquest of Aydinids.[6] Her public works are located within her father's territory and may have been built before she married Bayezid I upon his conquest of Aydin in 1390.[6] She was one of the two royal Muslim wives of the sultans (as the other being Sitti Mükrime Hatun) appear to have left buildings, and even these may not as Ottoman public structures.[6] The wives of the sultans are notably absent as builders and endowers of such public monuments or institutions.[6] She bore no children to Bayezid.[6]
Charities
She built a fountain in Tire city and a Hermitage in Bademiye, and a mosque known as "Hafsa Hatun Mosque".[7]
Hafsa Hatun Mosque
The hafsa Hatun Mosque was commissioned by Hafsa Hatun. It was built between the years 1390-1392 from the money she received in her dowry. The mosque has lodges, soup kitchens, fountains, baths. The main structure of the mosque has been completely destroyed only the minaret of the mosque stands. But it is also in danger to collapse. The mosque is located in the south-east of the baths and the majority are under the ground.[8]
See also
Further reading
- Peirce, Leslie P., The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire, Oxford University Press, 1993, ISBN 0-19-508677-5 (paperback).
- Yavuz Bahadıroğlu, Resimli Osmanlı Tarihi, Nesil Yayınları (Ottoman History with Illustrations, Nesil Publications), 15th Ed., 2009, ISBN 978-975-269-299-2 (Hardcover).
References
- ↑ There were half a dozen notable female figures in Ottoman history who were named "Hafsa". Among these, it is Ayşe Hafsa Sultan who is referred to as "Hafsa Sultan" in short, "Sultan" in this case standing for "Sultana".
A namesake also of primary historical prominence and who had preceded Ayşe Hafsa Sultan by about two centuries was the wife of the sultan Bayezid I and the daughter of İsa Bey, the last bey of Aydin, and she is generally referred to as Hafsa (Hâfize) Khātun. It is this earlier Hafsa who is at the origin of the final form the name of a town depending Edirne, Havsa, has taken.
The word Hâfiz designates a male person who memorized the Qur'an, and Hâfize indicates that the person is female. Hafsa is the more common and easier to pronounce, especially when fastly discoursed, of this name.
- 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 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.
- ↑ Charities of Hafsa Hatun
- ↑ Hafsa Hatun Mosque Built by Hafsa Hatun