Şemsiruhsar Hatun
| Şemsiruhsar Hatun | |
|---|---|
| Died | Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Spouse | Murad III |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Şemsiruhsar Hatun[1][2] (Ottoman Turkish: شمس رخسار خاتون; ? - c. 1613; meaning "sun faced") was a concubine of Sultan Murad III of the Ottoman Empire.
Biography
Although relatively obscure, the concubines of non-Haseki rank were not completely deprived of status and power and enjoyed the prerogatives of a member of the royal family, as exemplified by the fact that Şemsiruhsar Hatun, mother of a daughter, is known to have created an endowment for the recitation of the Holy Qur'an in the mosque of the Prophet in Medina.[3]
After Murad's death in 1595, his entourage were sent to the Old Palace, but Şemsiruhsar along with Safiye Sultan stayed in the imperial palace, because of her no interest in the state affairs and because her daughters Mihrimah and Rukiye were well liked by Mehmet III. She died in 1613.
References
- ↑ There were forty wives and concubines (of non-haseki rank) of Sultan Murad III, of which there was Şemsiruhsar Hatun, the mother of Princess Rukiye
- ↑ 40'ı aşkın hasekisi olan III. Murad'ın kadınlarının adlarını ve sayılarını tespit etmek pek zor. Bu, babasında da aynı şekildedir. Nurbanu Sultan ve Safiye Sultanların, kocalannın cariyelerle münasebette bulunmalanna göz yummakla beraber, daima başkadın mevkiini muhafaza ettikleri biliniyor. Bununla beraber Alderson, Safiye Sultan,dan başka III. Muradln şu kadınlannın isimlerini vermekt'edir: Mihriban, Nazperver Şahihuban, Fahriye? oğlu Mehmed tarafindan takdim edilen Islav soyundan bir cariye. Sod. Tablo XII. Ahmet Refik Bey de Nazperver ile Şahihuban'ın haseki olduğunu kabul ediyor. Kadılınlar Saltanatı, I., 103, 111.
- ↑ Leslie P. Peirce (1993). The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire. Oxford University Press. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-195-08677-5.