Gülistü Kadin, called also Gülüstü Kadin, Gülistu Hanim or Gülüstu Hanim (; ; "''garden'' ''rose''"; born Princess Fatma Chachba; 1830 - 1861) was a consort of Sultan

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-Maj ...

, and the mother of Sultan

Mehmed VI Mehmed VI Vahideddin ( ''Meḥmed-i sâdis'' or ''Vaḥîdü'd-Dîn''; or /; 14 January 1861 – 16 May 1926), also known as ''Şahbaba'' () among the Osmanoğlu family, was the last sultan of the Ottoman Empire and the penultimate Ottoman Cal ...

, the last Sultan of the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...

Life

Born as Fatma Chachba, Gülistü Kadin was a member of an Abkhazian princely family. Her father was Prince Tahir Bey Chachba. She was a relative 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", and, in 1860, of "Fourth Kadın". 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. 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 The Fatih Mosque (, "Conqueror's Mosque" in English language, English) is an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman mosque off Fevzi Paşa Caddesi in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. The original mosque was constructed between 1463 and 1470 on the site ...

Fatih Fatih () is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 15 km2, and its population is 368,227 (2022). It is home to almost all of the provincial authorities (including the mayor's office, police headquarters, metro ...

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

Verdicenan Kadın Verdicenan Kadın (; "''Heart's decision''" or "''Heart's jury''"; born Saliha Achba; 18259 December 1889) was a consort of Sultan Abdulmejid I of the Ottoman Empire. Early life Verdicenan Kadın was born in 1825 in Sukhum. Her original name ...

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

Valide sultan Valide Sultan (, lit. "Sultana mother") was the title held by the mother of a ruling sultan of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans first formally used the title in the 16th century as an epithet of Hafsa Sultan (died 1534), mother of Sultan Suleima ...

Issue

In literature

*Gülistü is a character in

Hıfzı Topuz Hıfzı Topuz (25 January 1923 – 26 September 2023) was a Turkish journalist, travel writer and novelist. He also served as a lecturer on journalism at several universities. Early life Topuz was born on 25 January 1923 in Istanbul. After fini ...

's historical novel ''Abdülmecit: İmparatorluk Çökerken Sarayda 22 Yıl: Roman'' (2009).

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