Gülistü Kadin, called also Gülüstü Kadin, Gülistu Hanim or Gülüstu Hanim (; ota, کلستو خانم; "''rose in garden''" or "''above rose''"; born Princess Fatma Chachba; 1830 - 1861) was a consort of Sultan Abdulmejid I, and the mother 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 ...

, the last Sultan of the

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Life

Born as Fatma Chachba, Gülistü Kadin was a member of the Abkhazian princely family, Shervashidze. Her father was Prince Tahir Bey Chachba. She was the granddaughter of Kelesh Ahmed-Bey Shervashidze, head of state of the Principality of Abkhazia. She was described as a tall woman. Gülistü married Abdulmejid in 1854, and was given the title of "Fourth

Ikbal Ikbal ( ota, اقبال) was the title given to the imperial consort of the sultan of the Ottoman Empire, who came below the rank of ''kadın''. Etymology The word () is an Arabic word, which means good fortune, or lucky. Historians have trans ...

", and, in 1860, of "Fourth

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". On 26 February 1855 She give birth two twins daughters, Zekiye and Fehime Sultan. On 30 July 1856, she gave birth to her third child, a daughter,

Mediha Sultan Mediha Sultan ( ota, مدیحه سطان; "''the praised one''"; 30 July 1856 – 9 November 1928) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Sultan Abdulmejid I and Gülistü Kadin. She was the full sister of Sultan Mehmed VI and the half-si ...

. Five years later on 14 January 1861, she gave birth to her fourth child, a son, Şehzade Mehmed Vahideddin (future

). She was the favorite daughter-in-law of Bezmiâlem Sultan.

Death

She died in 1861, shortly after the birth of her last child. She was buried in her own mausoleum located in Fatih Mosque,

Fatih Fatih () is a district of and a municipality (''belediye'') in Istanbul, Turkey, and home to almost all of the provincial authorities (including the governor's office, police headquarters, metropolitan municipality and tax office) but not the co ...

, Constantinople, today in Istanbul. After her death, her daughter Mediha Sultan was entrusted in the care of

Verdicenan Kadın ota, وردجنان قادین , birth_name = Saliha Achba Hanim , birth_date = 1825 , birth_place = Sukhum, Abkhazia , death_date = , death_place = Feriye Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (present day Istanbul, Turkey) , b ...

, and her son Mehmed was entrusted in the care of Şayeste Hanım. Having she died before her son ascended the throne, she was never Valide Sultan.

Issue

In literature

*Gülistü 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).

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