Hatun or Khatun ( otk, 𐰴𐰍𐰣, Katun, ota, خاتون, Hatun or قادین ''Kadın'', uz, xotin, fa,
خاتون ''khātūn'';
Mongolian: , ''khatun'', хатан ''khatan''; ur, خاتون, hi, ख़ातून '; bn, খাতুন;
Sylheti: ; tr,
hatun; az, xatun; pa, ਖਾਤੂਨ , ) is a female title of
nobility and counterpart to "
khan
Khan may refer to:
*Khan (inn), from Persian, a caravanserai or resting-place for a travelling caravan
*Khan (surname), including a list of people with the name
*Khan (title), a royal title for a ruler in Mongol and Turkic languages and used by ...
" or "
Khagan
Khagan or Qaghan (Mongolian:; or ''Khagan''; otk, 𐰴𐰍𐰣 ), or , tr, Kağan or ; ug, قاغان, Qaghan, Mongolian Script: ; or ; fa, خاقان ''Khāqān'', alternatively spelled Kağan, Kagan, Khaghan, Kaghan, Khakan, Khakhan ...
" prominently used in the
Turkic Khaganates and in the subsequent
Mongol Empire
The Mongol Empire of the 13th and 14th centuries was the largest contiguous land empire in history. Originating in present-day Mongolia in East Asia, the Mongol Empire at its height stretched from the Sea of Japan to parts of Eastern Europe, ...
.
Honorific
In the Ottoman period, the term ''hatun'' was used as an
honorific for women, roughly equivalent to the English term ''
lady
The word ''lady'' is a term for a girl or woman, with various connotations. Once used to describe only women of a high social class or status, the equivalent of lord, now it may refer to any adult woman, as gentleman can be used for men. Inform ...
'' and a variant spelling of ''
khatun''. Like most Turkish honorifics, it is used after the first name. Women traditionally addressed as ''hatun'' include:
*
Börte, wife of
Genghis Khan
''Chinggis Khaan'' ͡ʃʰiŋɡɪs xaːŋbr />Mongol script: ''Chinggis Qa(gh)an/ Chinggis Khagan''
, birth_name = Temüjin
, successor = Tolui (as regent)Ögedei Khan
, spouse =
, issue =
, house = Borjigin
, ...
*
Buluqhan Khatun, wife of
Abaqa Khan
*
Bulugan, wife of
Temur Khan
*
Chabi, wife of
Kublai Khan
Kublai ; Mongolian script: ; (23 September 1215 – 18 February 1294), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizu of Yuan and his regnal name Setsen Khan, was the founder of the Yuan dynasty of China and the fifth khagan-emperor of th ...
*
Despina Khatun
Theodora Megale Komnene ( el, Θεοδώρα Μεγάλη Κομνηνή), also known as Despina Khatun ( fa, دسپینا خاتون; from the Greek title ''despoina'' and Turco-Mongol title ''khatun'', both meaning "lady, princess, queen"), was ...
*
Doquz Khatun, wife of
Hulagu Khan
*
Erketü Qatun
Erketü Qatun ( Mongolian:; meaning Powerful Queen) (c. 1551–1612), also referred to as the Third Lady or Sanniangzi (), was an influential member of the Borjigin clan in the late 16th century and early 17th century. Her real name is unknown, on ...
, wife of
Altan Khan
Altan Khan of the Tümed (1507–1582; mn, ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨ ᠬᠠᠨ, Алтан хан; Chinese language, Chinese: 阿勒坦汗), whose given name was Anda (Mongolian language, Mongolian: ; Chinese language, Chinese: 俺答), was the leader of ...
*
Mandukhai Khatun, wife of
Dayan Khan
*
Momine Khatun
*
Oghul Qaimish, wife of
Guyuk Khan
*
Po Beg Po or PO may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Fictional characters
* Po (Kung Fu Panda), the protagonist of the ''Kung Fu Panda'' franchise
* Po, one of the titular ''Teletubbies''
* Po, a character in the novel ''Graceling'' by Kristin Cashore
M ...
*
Radnashiri Empress Radnashiri or Aradnashiri (; Mongolian: Раднашири хатан) (died 1322) was an Empress consort of the Yuan dynasty, married to Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan (Emperor Renzong).
Life
She was from the Khongirad tribe. It is not known ...
, wife of
Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan
*
Sapnara Khatun, judge elected to the British Family Law Bar Association Committee. In 2006, she was appointed as a
Recorder of the British Crown.
*
Töregene Khatun, wife of
Ogedei Khan
*
Melike Mama Hatun Saltukid female ruler (reigned between 1191 and 1200)
*
Gürcü Hatun (fl. 1237–1286), Georgian royal princess, wife of sultan Kaykhusraw II
*
Malhun Hatun (died 1323), wife of
Sultan Osman I
*
Gülçiçek Hatun (fl. 14th century), wife of Sultan Murad I
*
Devlet Hatun (died 1411), wife of
Sultan Bayezid I
Bayezid I ( ota, بايزيد اول, tr, I. Bayezid), also known as Bayezid the Thunderbolt ( ota, link=no, یلدیرم بايزيد, tr, Yıldırım Bayezid, link=no; – 8 March 1403) was the List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman ...
*
Gülfem Hatun
Gülfem Hatun ( ota, کلفام خاتون, "''rose mouth''" was a lady-in-waiting to Suleiman the Magnificent (reign 1520–1566).
Life
Throughout Suleiman the Magnificent's reign (reign 1520–1566), she enjoyed a considerable status within th ...
(died 1561/1562), consort of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent
*
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 Saf ...
(died 1613), consort of Sultan
Murad III
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 Saf ...
*
Nene Hatun
Nene Hatun (1857 – 22 May 1955) was a Turkish folk heroine, who became known for fighting against Russian forces during the recapture of Fort Aziziye in Erzurum from Russian forces at the start of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878.
Turk ...
(1857–1955), Turkish folk heroine
List of Valide Hatun
Valide Hatun was the title held by the "legal mother" of a ruling Sultan of the
Ottoman Empire before the 16th century.
By the beginning of the 16th century, the title hatun for sultan's mother, princesses, and sultan's main consort was replaced by "
sultan
Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it ...
" and they started to carry it after their given names. This usage underlines the Ottoman conception of sovereign power as family prerogative.
Consequently, the title valide hatun also turned into
valide sultan.
Given name
*
Ayşe Hatun Önal
Ayşe Hatun Önal (born 29 July 1978) is a Turkish model, actress, singer and Miss Turkey 1999 who represented her country in the 49th Miss World 1999 in London, England.
Career
She graduated from Adana Borsa High School in Adana. Ayşe was a ...
, Turkish model
*
Hatun Sürücü, German murder victim
See also
*
List of Ottoman titles and appellations
*
Khatun, variant spelling of the word
*
Umm walad
References
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Turkish feminine given names
Ottoman titles
Women from the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman royalty
Concubinage
Concubines of the Ottoman Empire