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Hüsnüşah Hatun ( "''Beauty of the Sah''", died 1513), called also Hüsnişah Hatun or Hüsnüşad Hatun, was a concubine of Sultan
Hüsnüşah Hatun ( "''Beauty of the Sah''", died 1513), called also Hüsnişah Hatun or Hüsnüşad Hatun, was a concubine of Sultan Bayezid II
Bayezid II (; ; 3 December 1447 – 26 May 1512) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1481 to 1512. During his reign, Bayezid consolidated the Ottoman Empire, thwarted a pro-Safavid dynasty, Safavid rebellion and finally abdicated his throne ...
of the Ottoman Empire
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Family
According to tradition Hüsnüşah was the daughter of Nasuh Bey, descendant of Ibrahim II Bey, who was ruler ofKaraman
Karaman is a city in south central Turkey, located in Central Anatolia, north of the Taurus Mountains, about south of Konya. It is the seat of Karaman Province and Karaman District.slave concubine of Christian origins.
In the harem
Hüsnüşah entered Bayezid's harem when he was still a prince, and the governor of Amasya sanjak. She gave birth to two children, a daughter, Sultanzade Sultan, and a son, Şehzade Şehinşah in 1470. According to Turkish tradition, all princes were expected to work as provincial governors as a part of their training. In 1481 Şehinşah, was sent to Manisa sanjak, and then in 1485 toKaraman
Karaman is a city in south central Turkey, located in Central Anatolia, north of the Taurus Mountains, about south of Konya. It is the seat of Karaman Province and Karaman District. and KurÅŸunlu Han in 1497 at
Manisa
Manisa () is a city in Turkey's Aegean Region and the administrative seat of Manisa Province, lying approximately 40 km northeast of the major city of Ä°zmir. The city forms the urban part of the districts Åžehzadeler and Yunusemre, with ...
. She also made several endowments in memory of her ancestors.
After Şehzade Şehinşah's execution in 1511, Hüsnüşah in a letter reported that she had been rendered crazy following his execution, defended his innocence, and requested that a mausoleum be built in his memory. She also corresponded with Selim I
Selim I (; ; 10 October 1470 – 22 September 1520), known as Selim the Grim or Selim the Resolute (), was the List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire, sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520. Despite lasting only eight years, his reign is ...
, Şehinşah's victorious brother, on behalf of Mevlana Pir Ahmed Çelebi, a scholar who had been at Şehinşah's court and who was neglected when the members of the prince's household were assigned new posts.
Issue
FromBayezid II
Bayezid II (; ; 3 December 1447 – 26 May 1512) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1481 to 1512. During his reign, Bayezid consolidated the Ottoman Empire, thwarted a pro-Safavid dynasty, Safavid rebellion and finally abdicated his throne ...
, Hüsnüşah Hatun had a daughter and a son:
*Sultanzade Sultan (Amasya, before 1470 -?)
*Åžehzade ÅžehinÅŸah (Amasya, 1470 - Karaman, 2 July 1511, buried in his half-brother Åžehzade Ahmed
''Åžehzade'' () is the Ottoman form of the Persian title '' Shahzadeh'', and refers to the male descendants of an Ottoman sovereign in the male line. This title is equivalent to " prince of the blood imperial" in English.
Origin
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's mausoleum). He had a consort, Mükrime Hatun (buried in her own mausoleum in Muradiye Complex
The Muradiye Complex () or the Complex of Sultan Murad II, the Ottoman sultan (reigned 1421–1451, with interruption 1444–46), is located in Bursa, Turkey. It is part of the historic UNESCO World Heritage Site.
History
The mosque complex com ...
, Bursa), and four sons:
** Şehzade Mehmed Şah (executed on 16 December 1512 for Selim I's order, buried with her father) - with Mükrime Hatun. He married his cousin Şahnisa Sultan, daughter of Şehzade Abdüllah.
** Åžehzade Alaeddin (executed on 16 December 1512 for Selim I's order).
** Åžehzade Mahmud.
** Åžehzade Mustafa.
Death
Hüsnüşah Hatun died at Bursa in 1513, and was buried inMuradiye Complex
The Muradiye Complex () or the Complex of Sultan Murad II, the Ottoman sultan (reigned 1421–1451, with interruption 1444–46), is located in Bursa, Turkey. It is part of the historic UNESCO World Heritage Site.
History
The mosque complex com ...
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