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Adile Sultan (daughter Of Şehzade Selaheddin)
Adile Sultan (, "''justice, fairness''"; 10 February 1887 – 6 December 1973) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin, son of Sultan Murad V. Her mother was Tevhide Zatıgül Hanım. Early life Adile Sultan was born on 10 February 1887 in the Çırağan Palace. Her father was Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin, son of Murad V and Reftarıdil Kadın. Her mother was Tevhide Zatıgül Hanım, daughter of Ibrahim Bey and Hanım. She had two older full sisters, Celile Sultan and Rukiye Sultan, a younger full brother, Şehzade Mehmed, stillborn, and a younger full sister, Emine Atiye Sultan. She spent her early years in confinement in the Çırağan Palace, which at the time served as a prison for Murad V, deposed in 1876 by his half-brother Abdülhamid II, and his entire family. The confinement ended with Murad V's death in 1904. Marriages Her first husband was Faik Bey. They married on 15 May 1910 in the Göztepe Palace. They did not have children and divorced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çırağan Palace
Çırağan Palace (), a former Ottoman palace, is now a five-star hotel in the Kempinski Hotels chain. It is located on the European shore of the Bosporus, between Beşiktaş and Ortaköy in Istanbul, Turkey. The Sultan Suite, billed at per night, is ranked number 14 on ''World's 15 most expensive hotel suites'' compiled by CNN Go in 2012.Arnold, Hele''CNN Go''. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 2014-10-09 History The palace, built by Sultan Abdulaziz to replace the old Çırağan Palace which was at the same location, was designed by the Armenian palace architect Nigoğayos Balyan and constructed by his sons Sarkis and Hagop Balyan between 1863 and 1867, during a period in which all Ottoman sultans built their own palaces rather than using those of their ancestors; Çırağan Palace is the last example of this tradition. The inner walls and the roof were made of wood, the outer walls of colorful marble. A beautiful marble bridge connects the palace to the Yıldız Palace on ... [...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] |
19th-century Ottoman Princesses
The 19th century began on 1 January 1801 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 (MCM). It was the 9th century of the 2nd millennium. It was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolished in much of Europe and the Americas. The First Industrial Revolution, though it began in the late 18th century, expanded beyond its British homeland for the first time during the 19th century, particularly remaking the economies and societies of the Low Countries, France, the Rhineland, Northern Italy, and the Northeastern United States. A few decades later, the Second Industrial Revolution led to ever more massive urbanization and much higher levels of productivity, profit, and prosperity, a pattern that continued into the 20th century. The Catholic Church, in response to the growing influence and power of modernism, secularism and materialism, formed the First Vatican Council in the late 19th century to deal with such problems and confirm cer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royalty From Istanbul
Royalty may refer to: * the mystique/prestige bestowed upon monarchs ** one or more monarchs, such as kings, queens, emperors, empresses, princes, princesses, etc. *** royal family, the immediate family of a king or queen-regnant, and sometimes his or her extended family * royalty payment for use of such things as intellectual property, music, or natural resources Music * The Royalty (band), a 2005–2013 American rock band * Royalty Records, a Canadian record label Albums * ''Royalty'' (Chris Brown album), 2015 * ''Royalty'' (EP), by EarthGang, 2018 * ''Royalty'' (mixtape), by Childish Gambino (Donald Glover), 2012 * ''The Royalty'' (album), by the Royal Royal, 2012 * '' The Royalty: La Realeza'', by R.K.M & Ken-Y, 2008 Songs * "Royalty" (Down with Webster song), 2012 * "Royalty" (XXXTentacion song), 2019 * "Royalty", by Conor Maynard, 2015 * "Royalty", by Nas from ''The Lost Tapes 2'', 2019 Theatres * Royalty Theatre, a demolished theatre in Soho, London, England * Roya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1887 Births
Events January * January 11 – Louis Pasteur's anti- rabies treatment is defended in the Académie Nationale de Médecine, by Dr. Joseph Grancher. * January 20 ** The United States Senate allows the United States Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base. ** British emigrant ship '' Kapunda'' sinks after a collision off the coast of Brazil, killing 303 with only 16 survivors. * January 21 ** The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is formed in the United States. ** Brisbane receives a one-day rainfall of (a record for any Australian capital city). * January 24 – Battle of Dogali: Abyssinian troops defeat the Italians. * January 28 ** In a snowstorm at Fort Keogh, Montana, the largest snowflakes on record are reported. They are wide and thick. ** Construction work begins on the foundations of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. February * February 2 – The first Groundhog Day is observed in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. * February 4 – The Interstate Comme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Şevkefza Sultan
Şevkefza Sultan (; ka, შევკაფზა სულთანი; 12 December 1820 - 17 September 1889; meaning "one who cheers up" in Persian), also known as Şevkefza Kadın, was a consort of Sultan Abdulmejid I of the Ottoman Empire. She held the position of Valide Sultan from 30 May 1876 to 31 August 1876, when her son Şehzade Murad ascended the throne as Murad V. Early life Of Mingrelian and Circassian origin, Şevkefza Kadın was born on 12 December 1820 and she was presented at the age of seven during the reign of Sultan Mahmud II, 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 Nurtab Kadın, one of Sultan's consorts. She has been described as a woman of extraordinary beauty, of medium height, curvy, with black eyes and hair, and very kindly, but not very intelligent, easy to influence and devoid of cunning. Abdülmejid fell in love with her beauty and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdulmejid I
ʻAbd al-Majīd (ALA-LC romanization of , ), also spelled as Abd ul Majid, Abd ul-Majid, Abd ol Majid, Abd ol-Majid, and Abdolmajid, is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Majīd'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It means "servant of the All-glorious". It is rendered in Turkish as ''Abdülmecid''. There is a distinct but closely related name, ʻAbd al-Mājid (), with a similar meaning, formed on the Qur'anic name ''al-Mājid''. Some of the names below are instance of the latter one. 'Abd al-Majid may refer to: Males Given name * 'Abd al-Majid Nimer Zaghmout (died 2000), Palestinian imprisoned in Syria * Abdelmadjid Mada (born 1953), Algerian runner * Abdelmadjid Tahraoui (born 1981), Algerian footballer * Abdelmadjid Tebboune (born 1945), President of Algeria * Abdelmajid Benjelloun (1919–1981), Moroccan novelist, journalist and ambassador * Abdel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Charity (Ottoman Empire)
The Order of Charity (), sometimes referred to as the Order of the Chefakat, was an Order (honour), order of the Ottoman Empire founded in 1878 by List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan Abdul Hamid II. It was bestowed on selected women for distinguished humanitarian or charitable works, or as a token of the Sultan's esteem. Recipients included non-Ottoman citizens, including the English painter Margaret Murray Cookesley for her portrait of the Sultan's son, Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava, Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood (1883), wife of the Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, Earl of Dufferin who was British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, and to American social reformer Ellen Martin Henrotin (1893). The badge consists of a five pointed star in gold and crimson enamel, with a central gold medallion bearing the Sultan's cypher, surrounded by a green enamelled band with the words "Humanity, Assistance, Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Medjidie
Order of the Medjidie (, August 29, 1852 – 1922) was a military and civilian order of the Ottoman Empire. The order was instituted in 1851 by Sultan Abdulmejid I. History Instituted in 1851, the order was awarded in five classes, with the First Class being the highest. The order was issued in considerable numbers by Sultan Abdülmecid as a reward for distinguished service to members of the British Army and the Royal Navy and the French Army who came to the aid of the Ottoman Empire during the Crimean War against Russia and to British recipients for later service in Egypt and/or the Sudan. In Britain it was worn after any British gallantry and campaign medals awarded, but, as an order, before foreign medals like the Turkish Crimean War medal. The order was usually conferred on officers but a few enlisted soldiers and sailors also received it in a lower class. During World War I it was also awarded to a number of German, Austrian and Bulgarian officers. The order was often conferr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mir Osman Ali Khan
Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII (5 or 6 April 1886 – 24 February 1967) was the last Nizam (ruler) of Hyderabad State, the largest state in the erstwhile Indian Empire. He ascended the throne on 29 August 1911, at the age of 25 and ruled the State of Hyderabad between until 1948, when the Indian Union annexed it. He was styled as His Exalted Highness (H.E.H) the Nizam of Hyderabad, and was widely considered one of the world's wealthiest people of all time. With some estimates placing his wealth at 2% of U.S. GDP, his portrait was on the cover of ''Time'' magazine in 1937. As a semi-autonomous monarch, he had his mint, printing his currency, the Hyderabadi rupee, and had a private treasury that was said to contain £100 million in gold and silver bullion, and a further £400 million of jewels (in 2008 terms). The major source of his wealth was the Golconda mines, the only supplier of diamonds in the world at that time. Among them was the Jacob Diamond, valued at some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moazzam Jah
Moazzam Jah, Walashan Shahzada Nawab Mir Sir Shuja’at ‘Ali Khan Siddiqui Bahadur, KCIE (21 December 1907 – 15 September 1987), was the son of the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII and his first wife Azamunnisa Begum (Dulhan Pasha Begum). He first married Princess Niloufer (4 January 1916 – 12 June 1989), one of the last princesses of the Ottoman empire. He later had two other wives, Razia Begum Saheba and Anwari Begum Saheba. In 1947, he was granted the personal style of ''Highness'' by the King-Emperor George VI. He was a poetry enthusiast who had close ties with the poet Najm Afandi after the latter moved from Agra to Hyderabad State. The Prince also wrote poetry under the pen name ''Shahji''. Jah stayed at the Hill Fort Palace, Hyderabad. The popular Moazzam Jahi Market of Hyderabad is named after him. Early life Jah was born as Mir Shujaat Ali Khan on 2 January 1908. His father was Mir Osman Ali Khan, the last Nizam of Hyderabad State of Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
