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Mehmed VI
Mehmed VI Vahideddin ( ota, محمد سادس ''Meḥmed-i sâdis'' or ''Vaḥîdü'd-Dîn''; tr, VI. Mehmed or /; 14 January 1861 – 16 May 1926), also known as Şahbaba () among the Osmanoğlu family, was the last sultan of the Ottoman Empire and the penultimate Ottoman caliph, reigning from 4 July 1918 until 1 November 1922, when the Ottoman sultanate was abolished and replaced by the Republic of Turkey on 29 October 1923. The brother of Mehmed V Reshad, he became heir to the throne in 1916, after the suicide 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. He was girded with the Sword of Osman on 4 July 1918 as the thirty-sixth '' padishah''. Mehmed stepped down when the Ottoman Sultanate was abolished in 1922 and the Republic of Turkey was created, with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk as the first president. Early life and education Mehmed Vahdeddin was born at the Dolmabahçe Palace, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Custodian Of The Two Holy Mosques
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (abbreviation ''CTHM''; ar, خَادِمُ ٱلْحَرَمَيْنِ ٱلشَّرِيفَيْنِ, '), Servant of the Two Noble Sanctuaries or Protector of the Two Holy Cities, is a royal style that has been used by many Muslim rulers, including the Ayyubids, the Mamluk sultans of Egypt, the Ottoman sultans, Kings of Hejaz and in the modern age, Saudi Arabian kings. The title was sometimes regarded to denote the ''de facto'' Caliph of Islam, but it mainly refers to the ruler taking the responsibility of guarding and maintaining the two holiest mosques in Islam: Al-Haram Mosque ( ar, اَلْمَسْجِدُ ٱلْحَرَامُ, Al-Masjid al-Ḥarām, links=no, "The Sacred Mosque") in Mecca and the Prophet's Mosque ( ar, اَلْمَسْجِدُ ٱلنَّبَوِيُّ, Al-Masjid an-Nabawī, links=no) in Medina, both of which are in the Hejazi region of Saudi Arabia. History It is believed that the first person to use the title was Salad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osmanoğlu Family
The Osmanoğlu family are the members of the historical Ottoman dynasty, House of Osman (the Ottoman dynasty), which was the namesake and sole ruling house of the Ottoman Empire from 1299 until the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923. There were List of Sultans of the Ottoman Empire, 36 Ottoman sultans who ruled over the Empire, and each one was a direct descendant through the male line of the first Ottoman Sultan, Sultan Osman I. After Abolition of the Ottoman Sultanate, the deposition of the last Sultan, Mehmed VI, in 1922, and the subsequent abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate in 1924, members of the Imperial family were forced into exile. Their descendants now live in many different countries throughout Europe, as well as in the United States, the Middle East, and since they have now been permitted to return to their homeland, many now also live in Turkey. When in exile, the family adopted the surname of Osmanoğlu, meaning "son of Osman I, Osman", after the found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial Harem
The Imperial Harem ( ota, حرم همايون, ) of the Ottoman Empire was the Ottoman sultan's harem – composed of the wives, servants (both female slaves and eunuchs), female relatives and the sultan's concubines – occupying a secluded portion (seraglio) of the Ottoman imperial household. This institution played an important social function within the Ottoman court, and wielded considerable political authority in Ottoman affairs, especially during the long period known as the Sultanate of Women (approximately 1533 to 1656). Multiple historians claim that the sultan was frequently lobbied by harem members of different ethnic or religious backgrounds to influence the geography of the Ottoman wars of conquest. The utmost authority in the Imperial Harem, the valide sultan, ruled over the other women in the household; the consorts of the sultan were normally of slave origin, and thus were also his mother, the valide sultan. The Kizlar Agha (, also known as the "Chief Black Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nevzad Hanım
ota, نمت نوزاد خانم , house = Bargu (by birth) Ottoman (by marriage) , father = Şaban Efendi , mother = Hatice Hanım , birth_name = Nimet Bargu , birth_date = 2 March 1902 , birth_place = Hüseyin Bey Mansion, Vişnezade, Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire , death_date = , death_place = Göksu, Istanbul, Turkey , burial_place = Karacaahmet Cemetery , religion = Sunni Islam Nevzad Hanım ( ota, نمت نوزاد خانم; "''young heroine''"; born Nimet Bargu and previously Nevzad Kalfa and after 1928 Nimet Seferoğlu; 2 March 1902 – 23 June 1992) was the fifth and last consort of Sultan Mehmed VI of the Ottoman Empire. She was the last woman to marry an Ottoman sultan. Early life Nevzad Hanım was born on 2 March 1902 in Istanbul. Her origins was Albanian. Born as Nimet Bargu, she was the daughter of Şaban Efendi, a palace gardener, and her his wife Hatice Hanım. She had a sister, Nesrin Hanım, two years younger than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nevvare Hanım
ota, نوارہ خانم , house = Çıhçı (by birth) Ottoman (by marriage) , father = Mustafa Çıhcı , mother = Hafize Kap-Ipha , birth_name = Ayşe Çıhçı , birth_date = 4 May 1901 , birth_place = Derbent, Ottoman Empire , death_date = , death_place = Derbent, Turkey , burial_place = Derbent cemetery , religion = Sunni Islam Nevvare Hanım ( ota, نوارہ خانم; "''young blessing''" or "''young child''"; born Ayşe Çıhçı, after 1926 Nevvare Leyla Sönmezler; 4 May 1901 – 13 June 1992) was the fourth consort of Sultan Mehmed VI of the Ottoman Empire. Early life Nevvare Hanım was born on 4 May 1901 in Derbent, Ottoman Empire. Born as Ayşe Çıhçı, she was a member of Abkhazian noble family, Çıhçı. Her father was Mustafa Bey Çıhcı, and her mother was Hafize Hanım Kap-Ipha. As a young child, she had been sent to live-in Mehmed's Çengelköy mansion when he had been a prince, where after sometime she became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Müveddet Kadın
Müveddet Kadın ( ota, مودت قادین; "''Duration''"; born Şadiye Çıhçı, after 13 June 1949 Müveddet Çiftçi; 12 October 1893 – 20 December 1951) was the third consort of Sultan Mehmed VI Mehmed VI Vahideddin ( ota, محمد سادس ''Meḥmed-i sâdis'' or ''Vaḥîdü'd-Dîn''; tr, VI. Mehmed or /; 14 January 1861 – 16 May 1926), also known as Şahbaba () among the Osmanoğlu family, was the 36th and last Sultan of the O ... of the Ottoman Empire. Early life Müveddet Kadın was born on 12 October 1893 in Derbent, İzmit. Born as Şadiye Çıhçı, she was a member of Abkhazian noble family, Çıhçi. Her father was Kato Davud Bey Çıhçı, and her mother was Ayşe Hanım. She was the paternal aunt of Mehmed VI's fourth consort, Nevvare Hanım, daughter of her brother Mustafa Bey. Her paternal aunt Habibe Hanım, chief treasurer of Mehmed, took her in the Dolmabahçe Palace at the age of nine. Here her name according to the custom of the Ottoma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inşirah Hanım
ota, انشراح خانم , house = Voçibe (by birth) Ottoman (by marriage) , father = Aziz Voçibe , mother = , birth_name = Seniye Voçibe , birth_date = , birth_place = Maşukiye, İzmit, Ottoman Empire , death_date = , death_place = Cairo, Egypt , burial_place= Emir Sultan Cemetery, Istanbul , religion = Sunni Islam Inşirah Hanım ( ota, انشراح خانم; "''relief, cheer, joy''"; born Seniye Voçibe; 10 July 1887 - 10 June 1930) was the second consort of Sultan Mehmed VI of the Ottoman Empire, but divorced by him before he took the throne. Early life Inşirah Hanım was born on 10 July 1887 in Maşukiye, İzmit. Born as Seniye Voçibe, she was a member of Ubykh noble family, Voçibe. Her father was Aziz Bey Voçibe. She had a brother named Zeki Bey (1880s – 1930s). She was a niece of Dürriaden Kadın, a Sultan Mehmed V's consort (Mehmed VI older half-brother). She was taken into palace by one of her relatives. Here her name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazikeda Kadın (wife Of Mehmed VI)
ota, نازك ادا قادین , spouse = , issue = , issue-link = , issue-pipe = , house = Marshania (by birth) Ottoman (by marriage) , father = Hasan Ali Marshania , mother = Fatma Horecan Aredba , birth_name = Emine Marshania , birth_date = , birth_place = Sukhumi Okrug, Caucasus Viceroyalty, Russian Empire , death_date = , death_place = Maadi, Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt , burial_place = Abbas Hilmi Pasha Mausoleum, Abbasiye Cemetery , religion = Sunni Islam Nazikeda Kadın (, ota, نازك ادا قادین; meaning 'one of delicate manners'; born Princess Emine Marshan; 9 October 1866 – 4 April 1941), also nicknamed the ''Last Empress'', was the first wife and chief consort of the last sultan, Mehmed VI of the Ottoman Empire. Nazikeda was born Emine Hanım in Sukhumi to a family of Abkhazian principality. She was the daughter of Prince Hasan Bey Marshan and Fatma Horecan Hanım Aredba. She came to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damascus
)), is an adjective which means "spacious". , motto = , image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg , image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg , seal_type = Seal , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Syria#Mediterranean east#Arab world#Asia , pushpin_label_position = right , pushpin_mapsize = , pushpin_map_caption = Location of Damascus within Syria , pushpin_relief = 1 , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = Governorate , subdivision_name1 = Damascus Governorate, Capital City , government_footnotes = , government_type = , leader_title = Governor , leader_name = Mohammad Tariq Kreishati , parts_type = Municipalities , parts = 16 , established_title = , established_date ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sulaymaniyya Takiyya
The Sulaymaniyya Takiyya ( ar, التَّكِيَّة السُّلَيْمَانِيَّة, at-Takiyya as-Sulaymāniyya), known in Turkish as , is a ''takiyya'' ( Ottoman-era Arabic name for a mosque complex which served as a Sufi convent) in Damascus, Syria, located on the right bank of the Barada River.. Commissioned by the Ottoman sultan Süleyman I, the western building of the complex was built, following the plans of Mimar Sinan, between 1554 and 1559. Another building was added eastwards from it in 1566 to be used as a madrasa (which became known as the Salimiyya Madrasa, named after Süleyman's son Selim II, although this building too may have been commissioned by Süleyman before his death). Although ''not'' the first Ottoman building in Damascus (that is considered to have been the Salimiyya Takiyya in as-Salihiyya), the Sulaymaniyya Takiyya is considered to have marked the introduction of the Ottoman architectural style to Damascus. In the centuries following its const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liguria
Liguria (; lij, Ligûria ; french: Ligurie) is a Regions of Italy, region of north-western Italy; its Capital city, capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, Apennines Mountain chain, mountain range and is roughly coextensive with the former territory of the Republic of Genoa. Liguria is bordered by France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) to the west, Piedmont to the north, and Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany to the east. It rests on the Ligurian Sea, and has a population of 1,557,533. The region is part of the Alps–Mediterranean Euroregion. Etymology The name ''Liguria'' predates Latin and is of obscure origin. The Latin adjectives (as in ) and ''Liguscus'' reveal the original root of the name, ''ligusc-'': in the Latin name -sc- was shortened to -s-, and later turned into the -r- of , according to rhotacism (sound change), rhotacism. Compare grc, λίγυς, translit=Lígus, translation=a Ligurian, a person from Liguria whence . The name de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanremo
Sanremo (; lij, Sanrémmo(ro) or , ) or San Remo is a city and comune on the Mediterranean coast of Liguria, in northwestern Italy. Founded in Roman times, it has a population of 55,000, and is known as a tourist destination on the Italian Riviera. It hosts numerous cultural events, such as the Sanremo Music Festival and the Milan–San Remo cycling classic. Name The name of the city is a phonetic contraction of ''Sant'Eremo di San Romolo'', which refers to Romulus of Genoa, the successor to Syrus of Genoa. It is often stated in modern folk stories that Sanremo is a translation of Saint Remus. In Ligurian language (Romance), Ligurian, his name is ''San Rœmu''. The spelling ''San Remo'' is on all ancient maps of Liguria, the ancient Republic of Genoa, Italy in the Middle Ages, the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the Kingdom of Italy. It was used in 1924 in official documents under Benito Mussolini, Mussolini. This form of the name appears still on some road signs and, more rarely, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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