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Sultanzade Şemsi Ahmed Pasha
Sultanzade is an Ottoman title for sons of sultana or imperial princesses, female descendants of sovereign in male line. The feminine equivalent is ''hanımsultan''. Term Sultan (سلطان) is a word of Arabic origin, originally meaning "authority" or "dominion" and '' -zade'' is a Persian suffix meaning 'son of', 'daughter of', 'descendant of', or 'born of'. Sultanzade literally meaning "descendant of sultan". Usage in Ottoman family In the Ottoman family, sultanzade was used by sons of Ottoman princesses, female descendants of a sovereign in the male line. Different with şehzades, sultanzades were excluded from the Ottoman imperial succession. The formal way of addressing sultanzades are ''Sultanzade'' (given name) ''Bey-Efendi'', i.e. ''Sir'' Prince Sultan (given name). Bey (Ottoman Turkish: باي) is a Turkish title for chieftain, traditionally applied to the leaders (for men) of small tribal groups. Effendi, Effendy, or Efendi (Ottoman Turkish: افندي) is a tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ottoman Titles And Appellations
This is a list of titles and appellations used in the Ottoman Empire. In place of surnames, Muslims in the Empire carried titles such as "Sultan", "Paşa", "Agha (title), Ağa", "Hoca", "Bey", "Mrs.#Non-English equivalents, Hanım", "Efendi", etc. These titles either defined their formal profession (such as Pasha, Hoca, etc.) or their informal status within the society (such as Bey, Agha, Hanım, Efendi, etc.). Later, family surnames were made mandatory in Turkey by the 1934 Surname Law. Usage by Ottoman royalty The sovereigns' main titles were Sultan, Padishah (Emperor) and Khan (title), Khan; which were of various origins such as Arabic, Persian language, Persian and Turkish language, Turkish or Mongolian language, Mongolian, respectively. His full style was the result of a long historical accumulation of titles expressing the empire's rights and claims as successor to the various states it annexed or subdued. Beside these imperial titles, Caesar (title), Caesar of Rome was amon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suleiman The Magnificent
Suleiman I (; , ; 6 November 14946 September 1566), commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent in the Western world and as Suleiman the Lawgiver () in his own realm, was the List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman sultan between 1520 and his death in 1566. Under his administration, the Ottoman Empire ruled over at least 25 million people. After succeeding his father Selim I on 30 September 1520, Suleiman began his reign by launching military campaigns against the Christendom, Christian powers of Central and Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean; Siege of Belgrade (1521), Belgrade fell to him in 1521 and Siege of Rhodes (1522), Rhodes in 1522–1523, and at Battle of Mohács, Mohács in 1526, Suleiman broke the strength of the Kingdom of Hungary in the Middle Ages, Kingdom of Hungary. Presiding over the apex of the Ottoman Empire's economic, military, and political strength, Suleiman rose to become a prominent monarch of 16th-century Europe, as he personally led Arm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selma Hanımsultan
Selma Hanımsultan (; 13 April 1916 – 13 January 1942) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Rauf Hayri Bey and Hatice Sultan. Early life Selma Hanımsultan was born on 13 April 1916 in her mother's villa in Ortaköy. Her father was Rauf Hayri Bey (1871 – 1936), son of Hayri Bey and Belkis Hanım, and her mother was Hatice Sultan (1870 – 1938), daughter of Sultan Murad V and Şayan Kadın. At the exile of the imperial family in March 1924, Selma and her family settled in Beirut, Lebanon. Her parents had divorced in 1918, and in exile they lived on the alimony sent by her father. However, when he was mixed up in a smuggling plot, dismissed from his job and put in prison, they were left with no money. Despite the family's limited means, she blossomed into a fashionable young woman. Marriage In 1932, a double match was made for two Princesses of the Ottoman family living in France, the Princesses Dürrüşehvar Sultan and Nilufer Hanımsultan. The Nizam of Hyderabad, at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murad V
Murad V (; ; 21 September 1840 – 29 August 1904) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 30 May to 31 August 1876. The son of Abdulmejid I, he supported the conversion of the government to a constitutional monarchy. His uncle Abdulaziz had succeeded Abdulmejid to the throne and had attempted to name his own son as heir to the throne, which spurred Murad to participate in Abdulaziz's overthrow. But his own frail physical and mental health made his reign unstable, and Murad V was deposed in favor of his half-brother Abdul Hamid II after only 93 days. Life Early life Murad V was born as Şehzade Mehmed Murad on 21 September 1840 in the Çırağan Palace in Constantinople. His father was Sultan Abdulmejid I, son of Sultan Mahmud II and Bezmiâlem Sultan. His mother was Şevkefza Sultan, an ethnic Georgian. In September 1847, aged seven, he was ceremoniously circumcised together with his younger half-brother, Şehzade Abdul Hamid. Murad was educated in the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adile Sultan (daughter Of Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin)
Adile Sultan (; "''Justice''" or "''fairness''"; 23 May 1826 – 12 February 1899) was an Ottoman princess, a Diwan poet, and a philanthropist. She was the daughter of Sultan Mahmud II and half-sister of the Sultans Abdulmejid I and Abdulaziz. Early life Adile Sultan was born on 23 May 1826. Her father was Sultan Mahmud II, and her mother was the Fourth Consort Zernigâr Kadın. After her mother's death in 1830, when she was four years old, she was entrusted to the care of her father's First Consort, Nevfidan Kadın. Adile was educated at the palace. She took lessons in the Quran, Arabic, Persian, music and calligraphy. She took her calligraphy lessons with Ebubekir Mümtaz Efendi, the most famous calligrapher of the era. With the education she received, combined with her sensitive personality, she went on to write poems, becoming the only princess to do so. After her father's death in 1839, when she was thirteen years old, her elder half-brother, the new sultan Abdulmejid I, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nilüfer Hanımsultan
Nilüfer is the Turkish word for "water lily", from Persian ''nîlûfar'' (نیلوفر), which is ultimately derived from the Sanskrit word for the blue lotus ''nīḷōtpaḷa'' (नीळोत्पळ). It is a popular feminine given name in Turkey. It may refer to: Given name * Nilüfer Çınar Çorlulu (born 1962), Turkish Woman International Master (WIM) of chess * Nilüfer Demir (born 1986), Turkish photojournalist * Nilüfer Elik Yılmaz (born 1962), Turkish politician * Nilüfer Göle (born 1953), Turkish-French sociologist * Nilüfer Gürsoy (1921–2024), Turkish philologist, politician and memoirist * Nilufer Hanımsultan (1916–1989), Ottoman princess * Nilüfer Hatun (died 1363), mother of Ottoman Sultan Murad I * Nilüfer Örer (born 1976), Turkish pop singer * Nilüfer Verdi (born 1956), Turkish jazz pianist * Nilüfer Yumlu Nilüfer is the Turkish word for " water lily", from Persian ''nîlûfar'' (نیلوفر), which is ultimately derived from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdülhamid II
Abdulhamid II or Abdul Hamid II (; ; 21 September 184210 February 1918) was the 34th sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1876 to 1909, and the last sultan to exert effective control over the fracturing state. He oversaw a period of decline with rebellions (particularly in the Balkans), and presided over an unsuccessful war with the Russian Empire (1877–78), the loss of Egypt, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro, Tunisia, and Thessaly from Ottoman control (1877–1882), followed by a successful war against Greece in 1897, though Ottoman gains were tempered by subsequent Western European intervention. Elevated to power in the wake of Young Ottoman coups, he promulgated the Ottoman Empire's first constitution, a sign of the progressive thinking that marked his early rule. But his enthronement came in the context of the Great Eastern Crisis, which began with the Empire's default on its loans, uprisings by Christian Balkan minorities, and a war with the Russian Empire. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naime Sultan
Fatma Naime Sultan ( and 'tranquil'; 5 September 1876 – 1945) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Sultan Abdul Hamid II and Bidar Kadın. Early life Fatma Naime Sultan was born on 5 September 1876 in the Dolmabahçe Palace, four days after her father's accession to the throne. Her father was Abdul Hamid II, son of Abdulmejid I and Tirimüjgan Kadın. Her mother was Bidar Kadın. She was the fourth child, and third daughter of her father and the eldest child of her mother. She had one brother, Şehzade Mehmed Abdülkadir, two years younger than her. Abdul Hamid called her "My accession daughter", because she was born four days after his accession to the throne. With her half-sisters Zekiye Sultan and Ayşe Sultan, she was one of Abdülhamid's favorite daughters. She was named after her late aunt, the first and only daughter of Tirimüjgan, and elder sister of her father. Naime Sultan had green eyes, as her paternal grandmother, Tirimüjgan Kadın. In 1877, Naime and oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adile Hanımsultan
Adile Hanımsultan (; "''Justice, fairness''"; 12 November 1900 – February 1979) was an Ottoman princess, daughter of Naime Sultan and Kemaleddin Pasha and granddaughter of Sultan Abdülhamid II. Early life Adile Hanımsultan was born on 12 November 1900 in the Ortaköy Palace. Her father was Mehmed Kemaleddin Pasha, son of Gazi Osman Pasha and Zatıgül Hanım. Her mother was Naime Sultan, daughter of Sultan Abdul Hamid II and Bidar Kadın. She had an older brother, Sultanzade Mehmed Cahid Osman Bey. She was educated at the Ortaköy Palace. In 1904, when she was four years old, her parents divorced, due to her father's affair with Hatice Sultan, daughter of Murad V. Her father was stripped of all military honours and ranks and was exiled to Bursa. He came back to Istanbul in 1909 and died in 1920. Her mother afterwards married İşkodralı Celaleddin Pasha in 1907. Marriages and descendants Adile's first husband was Şehzade Mahmud Şevket, son of Şehzade Mehmed Seyfed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feride Hanımsultan
Feride Hanımsultan (; "''unique''"; 30 May 1847 – December 1920) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Atiye Sultan and Ahmed Fethi Pasha and the granddaughter of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II. Biography Feride Hanımsultan was born on 30 May 1847. Her father was Ahmed Fethi Pasha, son of Rodoslu Hafız Ahmed Agha and Saliha Hanım, and her mother was Atiye Sultan, daughter of Sultan Mahmud II and Pervizifelek Kadın. She had a full sister, Seniye Hanımsultan, three years elder than her. She also had five paternal half-siblings, brothers Mehmed Besim Bey and Damat Mahmud Celaleddin Pasha, who married Cemile Sultan, daughter of Sultan Abdulmejid I, and sisters, Ferdane Hanım, Saliha Yeğane Hanım and Emine Güzide Hanım. After their mother's death in 1850, Feride and Seniye came of the possession of their mother's palace in Emirgan, while Atiye's palace in Arnavutköy was allocated for the guests, who visited the empire. Later their palace in Emirgan was given to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adile Sultan (daughter Of Mahmud II)
Adile Sultan (; "''Justice''" or "''fairness''"; 23 May 1826 – 12 February 1899) was an Ottoman princess, a Diwan poet, and a philanthropist. She was the daughter of Sultan Mahmud II and half-sister of the Sultans Abdulmejid I and Abdulaziz. Early life Adile Sultan was born on 23 May 1826. Her father was Sultan Mahmud II, and her mother was the Fourth Consort Zernigâr Kadın. After her mother's death in 1830, when she was four years old, she was entrusted to the care of her father's First Consort, Nevfidan Kadın. Adile was educated at the palace. She took lessons in the Quran, Arabic, Persian, music and calligraphy. She took her calligraphy lessons with Ebubekir Mümtaz Efendi, the most famous calligrapher of the era. With the education she received, combined with her sensitive personality, she went on to write poems, becoming the only princess to do so. After her father's death in 1839, when she was thirteen years old, her elder half-brother, the new sultan Abdulmejid I, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayriye Hanımsultan
Hayriye Hanımsultan (; June 1846 – 26 July 1869) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Adile Sultan and Damat Mehmed Ali Pasha. Biography Hayriye Hanımsultan was born in June 1846. Her father was Damat Mehmed Ali Pasha, son of Elhac Ömer Agha, and her mother was Adile Sultan, daughter of Sultan Mahmud II and Zernigâr Hanım. She had three full siblings, Sultanzade Ismail Bey, Şadıka Hanımsultan, Aliye Hanımsultan, of whom all died in infancy. She had an older half-brother, Mahmud Edhem Pasha, who married Sultan Abdulmejid I's daughter, Refia Sultan, and an older half-sister, Hatice Hanım. She took her piano lessons from Turkish composer, poet and writer Leyla Saz. On 10 June 1865, she was betrothed to Ahmed Rıfat Bey, son of Mehmed Kani Pasha. However, six months later the engagement was broken off. According to one source, Kani Pasha, who was known for his arrogance, didn't wanted to present an expensive gift to the princess. According to another source, she wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
