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Circassian Beauties
Circassian beauty or Adyghe beauty is a stereotype and a belief referring to the Circassian people. A fairly extensive literary history suggests that Circassian women were thought to be unusually beautiful and attractive, spirited, smart and elegant, and as such were desirable (although most Circassians refuse to marry non-Circassians, a requirement of Adyghe Xabze). A similar yet smaller literature also exists for Circassian men, who were thought to be especially handsome. There are folk songs in various languages all around the Middle East and Balkans describing the unusual beauty of Circassian women, a trend popularised after the Circassian genocide, although the reputation of Circassian women dates back to the Late Middle Ages when the Circassian coast was frequented by traders from Genoa, and the founder of the Medici dynasty, Cosimo de' Medici, had an illegitimate son from a Circassian slave. During the Ottoman Empire and Persian Safavid and Qajar dynasties, Circassia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orientalism
In art history, literature and cultural studies, Orientalism is the imitation or depiction of aspects in the Eastern world. These depictions are usually done by writers, designers, and artists from the Western world. In particular, Orientalist painting, depicting more specifically the Middle East, was one of the many specialisms of 19th-century academic art, and the literature of Western countries took a similar interest in Oriental themes. Since the publication of Edward Said's ''Orientalism (book), Orientalism'' in 1978, much academic discourse has begun to use the term "Orientalism" to refer to a general patronizing Western attitude towards Middle Eastern, Asian, and North African societies. In Said's analysis, the West Essentialism, essentializes these societies as static and undeveloped—thereby fabricating a view of Oriental culture that can be studied, depicted, and reproduced in the service of Imperialism, imperial power. Implicit in this fabrication, writes Said, is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayşe Hatun (wife Of Osman II)
Aisha ( ar, عائشة, ʿĀʾishah, she who lives' or 'womanly; also spelled A'aisha, A'isha, Aischa, Aische, Aishah, Aishat, Aishath, Aicha, Aïcha, Aisya, Aisyah, Aiša, Ajša, Aixa, Ayesha, Aysha, Ayşe, Ayisha, or Iesha) is an Arabic female given name. It originated from Aisha, the youngest wife of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, and is a very popular name among Muslim women. ''Ayesha'' and Aisha are common variant spelling in the Arab World and among American Muslim women in the United States, where it was ranked 2,020 out of 4,275 for females of all ages in the 1990 US Census. The name Ayesha was briefly popular among English-speakers after it appeared in the book ''She'' by Rider Haggard, as well as the song "Aicha" by French Algerian singer Khaled. Given name Aisha * Aisha, a wife of Muhammad *Aisha (Latvian singer) (Aija Andrejeva, born 1986) *Aisha (reggae singer) (Pamela Ross, born 1962), a British singer *Aisha Toussaint, Seychellois actress *Aisha Sultan Begum, fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatice Muazzez Sultan
ota, خدیجہ معزز سلطان , birth_name = , birth_date = , birth_place = , death_date = 12 September 1687 , death_place = Old Palace, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire , burial_date = 14 September 1687 , burial_place = Üsküdar, Istanbul , spouse = Ibrahim , issue = Ahmed II Gevherhan Sultan? , house = Ottoman (by marriage) , religion = Hatice Muazzez Sultan ( ota, خدیجہ معزز سلطان; "''respecful lady''" and "''precious''", died 12 September 1687) was the third Haseki Sultan of Sultan Ibrahim and the mother of Sultan Ahmed II. Life Muazzez entered in Ibrahim's harem in 1640, and gave birth to her only certain son, Şehzade Ahmed (future Ahmed II) on 25 February 1643. She was the third Haseki Sultan. During Ibrahim's reign, she received a stipend of 1000 aspers a day. She was the most beautiful of all Ibrahim's concubine and she was known for her mild character and her good manners in the palace. After the de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hümaşah Sultan (wife Of Ibrahim)
ota, ھما شاہ سلطان , house = Ottoman (by marriage) , father = , mother = , birth_name = , birth_date = c.1628 , birth_place = Georgia , death_date = After 1676 , death_place = Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (present day Istanbul, Turkey) , burial_place = , religion = Sunni Islam , previously Georgian Orthodoxy Hümaşah Sultan ( ota, ھما شاہ سلطان; 1628 – after 1676) was the Eighth Haseki and only legal wife of Sultan Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire. Marriage Hümaşah married Ibrahim in 1647, and was given the title of "Eighth Haseki". After her marriage she became known as "Telli Haseki" because of the silver and gold threads (tels) that are traditionally used to adorn a bride's hair. Her marriage was described by the historian Mustafa Naima: After marrying her, Ibrahim gave her the treasury of Egypt as dowry and ordered the palace of Ibrahim Pasha to be carpeted in sable furs and given to her. Ibrahim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrahim Of The Ottoman Empire
Ibrahim (; ota, ابراهيم; tr, İbrahim; 5 November 1615 – 18 August 1648) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1640 until 1648. He was born in Constantinople, the son of Sultan Ahmed I by Kösem Sultan, an ethnic Greek originally named Anastasia. He was called Ibrahim the Mad ( tr, Deli İbrahim) due to his mental condition and behavior. However, historian Scott Rank notes that his opponents spread rumors of the sultan's insanity, and some historians suggest he was more incompetent than mad. Early life Ibrahim was born on 5 November 1615, the son of Sultan Ahmed I and his Haseki Sultan and perphaps legal wife, Kösem Sultan. When Ibrahim was 2, his father suddenly died, and Ibrahim's uncle Mustafa I became the new sultan. By that time, Kosem Sultan and her children, including young Ibrahim had been sent to the Old Palace. After the succession of his brother Murad IV, Ibrahim was confined in the Kafes, which affected his health. Ibrahim's other brothers Şehzade B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Şemsiruhsar Hatun
Murad III ( ota, مراد ثالث, Murād-i sālis; tr, III. Murad; 4 July 1546 – 16 January 1595) was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1574 until his death in 1595. His rule saw battles with the Habsburgs and exhausting wars with the Safavids. The long-independent Morocco was at a time made a vassal of the empire but they would regain independence in 1582. His reign also saw the empire's expanding influence on the eastern coast of Africa. However, the empire would be beset by increasing corruption and inflation from the New World which led to unrest among the Janissary and commoners. Relations with Elizabethan England were cemented during his reign as both had a common enemy in the Spanish. He was a great patron in the arts where he commissioned the '' Siyer-i-Nebi'' and other illustrated manuscripts. Early life Born in Manisa on 4 July 1546, Şehzade Murad was the oldest son of Şehzade Selim and his powerful wife Nurbanu Sultan. He received a good education and learned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nükhetsezâ Hanım
ota, نکت سزا خانم , birth_name = Hatice Hanim Hatug , birth_date = , birth_place = Abkhazia , death_date = , death_place = Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (present day Istanbul, Turkey) , burial_place = Imperial ladies Mausoleum, New Mosque, Istanbul , spouse = , issue = Şehzade Ahmed EfendiAliye SultanNazime SultanŞehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin , issue-link = , issue-pipe = , house = Ottoman (by marriage) , father = Baras Hatuğ Bey , mother = Ferhunde Hanim , religion = Sunni Islam Hatice Nükhetseza Hanım ( ota, نکت سزا خانم; "''rich parfume''"; 2 January 1827 – 15 May 1850) was a consort of Sultan Abdulmejid I of the Ottoman Empire. Life Nükhetsezâ Hanım was born on 2 January 1827. She was the daughter of the Abkhazian nobleman Baras Hatuğ Bey and his wife, the Georgian Ferhune Hanim, and her real name was Hatice. She grew up at court under the tutelage of Bezmiâlem Sultan, mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahime Perestu Sultan
ota, پرستو قادین , birth_name = Rahime Hanim , birth_date = 1830 , birth_place = Circassia , death_date = c.1906 , death_place = Maçka Palace, Maçka, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire , burial_place = Mihrişah Sultan Mausoleum, Eyüp, Istanbul , consort = yes , spouse = , issue = ''Adopted''Abdülhamid IICemile Sultan , father = , mother = Esma Sultan (adoptive) , religion = Sunni Islam Rahime Perestu Sultan ( ota, پرستو قادین, "''mercy''" and "''swallow''"; 1830 – 1906), also known as Rahime Perestu Kadın, was the first legal wife of Sultan Abdulmejid I of the Ottoman Empire. She was given the title and position of Valide sultan (Queen mother) when Abdul Hamid II, her adopted son, ascended the throne in 1876 making her the last valide sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Early life Of Circassian origin, Perestu was born in around 1830 in an Ubykh noble family. She had one sister, Mihrifidan Hanım (died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
