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Mevhibe Kadın
Elaru Mevhibe Kadın (; "''talent''" or "''gift''"; 6 August 1835 – 21 February 1936) was the First consort and Kadın (title), BaşKadin of Sultan Murad V of the Ottoman Empire. Early life Mevhibe Kadın was born on 6 August 1835 in Tbilisi, Georgia. She was the daughter of Tarkanişvili Ahmed Bey. In 1839/1840, Gürcü Hayreddin Pasha, the then governor of Trebizond Eyalet, Circassian slave trade, presented her in the imperial harem. Here her name according to the custom of the Ottoman court was changed to Elâru. She was brought to the Ottoman court when she was very young, and grew up among the daughters of Sultan Abdülmejid I, father of Murad V. During the Crimean War, the women of the harem would recite the Quran, and Elâru would participate in it. After the completion of the recitation all of them would say "Amen". She was also a part of the music play, constituted by Şevkefza Kadın for Şehzade Murad, which involved a total of eight girls. But at that time Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadın (title)
Kadın () 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 the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Ranks and titles A was a titled consort, and recognised as such by the Sultan. The sultans usually had four s, although they might have more over a lifetime, because from time to time, one would die or be retired to the Old Palace, or were divorced. They were ranked as (senior , senior consort), (second , second consort), (third , third consort), (fourth , fourth consort), and so on, in order of their elevation to that position. The s usually held the prefix titles of ('illustrious', 'highness'), ('the virtuous'), ('honest', 'virtuous'), ('prosperous', 'felicitous'), and ('gracious'), and the suffix titles of ('her ladyship'), and ('highness'). Status and promotion The s were chosen from among the s. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |