Nesrin Hanım (; "''wild rose''", 1826 – 2 January 1853) 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 ...
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
She was
Georgian, daughter of the noble Manuçar Bey Asemiani and his wife Mahra Hanim, and
was chosen by Abdulmejid's mother, Bezmiâlem Sultan, as
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Consort may refer to:
Music
* "The Consort" (Rufus Wainwright song), from the 2000 album ''Poses''
* Consort of instruments, term for instrumental ensembles
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(concubine) for her son. She married Abdulmejid in 1842. She was given the title of "Third Ikbal" and later "Second Ikbal". The same year, she gave birth to her first child, a son Şehzade Mehmed Ziyaeddin. The prince died young. On 6 August 1848, she gave birth to her second child, a daughter,
Behice Sultan in the Old Çırağan Palace.
In 1850 she gave birth to twins, Şehzade Mehmed Nizameddin and Şehzade Mehmed Bahaeddin. Abdulmejid was on a trip in
Anatolia
Anatolia (), also known as Asia Minor, is a peninsula in West Asia that makes up the majority of the land area of Turkey. It is the westernmost protrusion of Asia and is geographically bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean ...
, and received the news of their birth through his mother,
Bezmiâlem Sultan
Bezmiâlem Sultan (also spelled Bazimialam, ; 1807 – 2 May 1853), was a consort of Sultan Mahmud II, and Valide sultan to their son, Sultan Abdülmecid I of the Ottoman Empire.
Early years
Bezmiâlem Kadın, called also Bazimialam, was born in ...
. Both the princes died young.
She died on 2 January 1853, for the pain of the loss of three children and tuberculosis, and was buried in New Mosque, Istanbul. Her daughter Behice Sultan was adopted by one of Abdülmejid's other consort, Şayan Kadın.
Issue
In literature
*Nesrin 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).
See also
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Ikbal (title)
Ikbal () was the title given to the imperial consort of the sultan of the Ottoman Empire, who came below the rank of ''kadın''.
Etymology
The word () is an Arabic word, which means good fortune, or lucky. Historians have translated it either ...
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Ottoman Imperial Harem
The Imperial Harem () of the Ottoman Empire was the Ottoman sultan's harem – composed of the concubines, wives, servants (both female slaves and eunuchs), female relatives and the sultan's concubines – occupying a secluded portion (serag ...
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List of consorts of the Ottoman sultans
This is a list of consorts of the Ottoman sultans, the wives and concubines of the monarchs of the Ottoman Empire who ruled over the transcontinental empire from its inception in 1299 to its dissolution in 1922.
Honorific and titles
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References
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1853 deaths
19th-century people from the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Sunni Muslims
Consorts of Abdulmejid I