Saliha Sultan

Saliha Sultan
The portrait of Saliha Sultan painted by Jean Baptiste Vanmour, 17th Century
Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Tenure	20 September 1730 – 21 September 1739
Predecessor	Rabia Gülnuş Sultan
Successor	Şehsuvar Sultan
Born	Aleksandra c. 1680 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Died	September 21, 1739 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Burial	Inside the tomb of Turhan Hatice Sultan, in Yeni Mosque, Eminönü
Spouse	Mustafa II
Issue	Mahmud I
Religion	Islam, previously Greek Orthodoxy

Saliha Sultan (fully Daulatlu İsmatlu Saliha Valida Sultan Aliyyetü'ş-şân Hazretleri; c. 1680 – 21 September 1739) was the consort of Ottoman sultan Mustafa II. She was of Greek descent, and was the mother of sultan Mahmud I. She held the title and position of Valide sultan during her son's reign.

The tomb of Saliha Sebkati Valide Sultan is located inside the türbe of Turhan Hatice Sultan near Yeni Cami at Eminönü in Fatih, Istanbul.

Biography

An ethnic Greek,^[1] she was born as Alexandra.^[2] She was the adoptive daughter of a family living in the Galata neighbourhood of Azapkapı. On 28 September 1730, Patrona Halil with a small group of fellow Janissaries aroused some of the citizens of Constantinople, who opposed the reforms of Ahmed III. Sweeping up more soldiers, the chief rebel Patrona Halil led the riot to the Topkapı Palace, demanded the death of the grand vizier Nevşehirli Damad Ibrahim Pasha, and the abdication of Ahmed III. The sultan acceded to the demands, had Nevşehirli Damat İbrahim Pasha executed, and agreed to the sultanate of his nephew, Mahmud I (1730 – 1754), who replaced him in the throne. As a result of this incident, Mahmud I's mother Saliha became the new Valide Sultan and held the position until her death. She was buried at the Yeni Mosque in Istanbul, inside the tomb of Turhan Hatice, the mother of Sultan Mehmed IV.

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  Her husband, Mustafa II.

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  Her burial place is located near the Yeni Mosque.

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  Her son, Mahmud I.

See also

• List of Valide Sultans
• List of consorts of the Ottoman Sultans

References

1. Meram 1977, p. 347.
2. İnal & Arşivi 2005, p. 27, "Mahmutun annesi Aleksandra yani Saliha Sultan".

Sources

• Günseli İnal; Semiramis Arşivi (2005). Semiramis: Sultan'ın gözünden şenlik. YKY. ISBN 978-975-08-0928-6.
• Ali Kemal Meram (1977). Padişah anaları: resimli belgesel tarih romanı. Öz Yayınları.
• 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).