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Murad V Murad V ( ota, مراد خامس, translit=Murâd-ı ḫâmis; tr, V. Murad; 21 September 1840 – 29 August 1904) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire who reigned from 30 May to 31 August 1876. The son of Abdulmejid I, he supported the ...
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Şevkefza Kadın (; died 17 September 1889; meaning "one who cheers up" in
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) was the fourth wife of Sultan
Abdulmejid I Abdulmejid I ( ota, عبد المجيد اول, ʿAbdü'l-Mecîd-i evvel, tr, I. Abdülmecid; 25 April 182325 June 1861) was the 31st Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and succeeded his father Mahmud II on 2 July 1839. His reign was notable for the ...
of the
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. She held the position of
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from 30 May 1876 to 31 August 1876, when her son Şehzade Murad ascended the throne as
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Early life

Of Georgian origin, Şevkefza Kadın was presented at the age of seven during the reign of Sultan
Mahmud II Mahmud II ( ota, محمود ثانى, Maḥmûd-u s̠ânî, tr, II. Mahmud; 20 July 1785 – 1 July 1839) was the 30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. His reign is recognized for the extensive administrative, ...
, by the first imam, Zeynelabidin Efendi. She served the Sultan for seven or eight years as a dancer in his presence. She was then attached to the entourage of the Sultan's wife Nurtab Kadın.


Marriage

Şevkefza married Abdulmejid in 1839. She was given the title of "Senior Ikbal". On 21 September 1840, a year after the marriage, she gave birth to her first child, a son, Şehzade Mehmed Murad (later
Murad V Murad V ( ota, مراد خامس, translit=Murâd-ı ḫâmis; tr, V. Murad; 21 September 1840 – 29 August 1904) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire who reigned from 30 May to 31 August 1876. The son of Abdulmejid I, he supported the ...
). On 20 October 1842, she gave birth to her second child, a daughter, Aliye Sultan in the Old Beşiktaş Palace. The princess died at the age of two on 10 July 1845. In 1843, she was elevated to the title of "Fourth Kadın", In 1845 to the title of "Third Kadın", and in 1852, to the title of "Second Kadın". Charles White, who visited Istanbul in 1843, said following about her: When
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died in 1853, Şevkefza took courage of Abdulmejid's first wife, the childless
Servetseza Kadın Servetseza Kadın (; 1823 - 24 September 1878; meaning "Worthy of riches" in Persian) was the first consort and chief consort (BaşKadin) of Sultan Abdulmejid I of the Ottoman Empire. Early life Of Circassian and georgiana origin, Servetseza Kad ...
's affection for heir Murad and Abdulmejid's wish to see his son as the next Sultan, and rose in opposition to
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and her son Şehzade
Abdulaziz Abdulaziz ( ota, عبد العزيز, ʿAbdü'l-ʿAzîz; tr, Abdülaziz; 8 February 18304 June 1876) was the 32nd List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and reigned from 25 June 1861 to 30 May 1876, when he was 187 ...
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As Valide Sultan

On 30 May 1876, her son Murad ascended the throne as Murad V and she became the
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. Her son appointed her reported chief ally, Damat Nuri Pasha, as Lord Pasha, after which Şevkefza and Damat were to have confiscated all the gold coins and jewelry hidden away by Abdülaziz and his mother, the former valide sultan
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, in the harem of
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. The sealed apartments of Pertevniyal were opened and from them eight chests of gold and four chests of debentures were removed. Eight porters were needed to lift each one of the chests with gold. It was said these eight chests contained 5,120 okkas of gold.


Life in imprisonment

After reigning for ninety three days, Murad was deposed on 31 August 1876 due to his efforts to implement democratic reforms in the empire, and they were imprisoned in the
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. It is said that Şevkefza was never reconciled to Murad's deposition. On the night of the
Ali Suavi Ali Suavi (8 December 1839 – 20 May 1878) was an Ottoman Turk political activist, journalist, educator, theologian and reformer. He was exiled to Kastamonu because of his writings against Ottoman Sultan Abdülaziz. He is one of the first P ...
incident, in 1877, When Murad's partisans tried to reinstate him on the throne, Şevkefza encouraged him to play his part. But Murad was too nervous and upset to head the conspiracy. Given his lack of leadership, the conspiracy never stood a chance of succeeding.


Death

In 1889, a swelling on Şevkefza's neck suddenly began to grow. Her illness lasted some three months, with periods of intense fever. Rifat Pasha made every effort to bring her illness under control, but despite all treatment he was not able to save her. She died on 17 September 1889 at the
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,
Ortaköy Ortaköy ( ''Middle Village)'' is a neighbourhood within the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European shore of the Bosphorus. it was originally a small fishing village, known in Greek as Agios Fokas (Άγιος Φωκάς) in t ...
, Istanbul, and was buried in the mausoleum of the new ladies at the Yeni Mosque.


Issue


In literature and popular culture

*Şevkefza is a character in 
Hıfzı Topuz Hıfzı Topuz (born 25 January 1923) is a Turkish journalist, travel writer and novelist. He also served as a lecturer on journalism at several universities. Early life Hıfzı Topuz was born 1923 in Istanbul. After finishing his secondary educa ...
's historical novel ''Abdülmecit: İmparatorluk Çökerken Sarayda 22 Yıl: Roman'' (2009). *In the 2012 movie ''The Sultan's Women'' Şevkefza Kadın is portrayed by Turkish actress Ayşegül Siray.


See also

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Kadın (title) Kadın ( ota, قادین) was the title given to the imperial consort of the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire towards the beginning of the seventeenth century. The title came into official usage at the end of the century, and remained in usage until th ...
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List of consorts of the Ottoman sultans This is a list of Consorts of the Ottoman sultans, the wives and concubines of the monarchs of the Ottoman Empire who ruled over the transcontinental empire from its inception in 1299 to its dissolution in 1922. Honorific and titles Hatun Ha ...
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List of mothers of the Ottoman sultans This is a list of the biological mothers of Ottoman sultans. There were thirty-six sultans of the Ottoman Empire in twenty-one generations. (During early days the title ''Bey'' was used instead of ''Sultan'') Throughout the six-century history th ...
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Ottoman family tree This is a male family tree for all the Ottoman Sultans and their mothers. __TOC__ Significant periods in Ottoman history See also * Ottoman dynasty * Ottoman history * Ottoman Empire * Line ...
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Ottoman 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 ...


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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sevkefza Kadin 1820s births 1889 deaths 19th-century Ottoman royalty Ubykh people People of the Ottoman Empire of Circassian descent People of the Ottoman Empire of Georgian descent Valide sultan Wives of Abdulmejid I