Gülistu Kadın
Consort of Sultan Abdulmejid I
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Gülistü Kadin, called also Gülüstü Kadin, Gülistu Hanim or Gülüstu Hanim (Turkish pronunciation: [ɟylysˈty]; Ottoman Turkish: کلستو خانم; "garden rose"; born Princess Fatma Chachba; 1830 - c. 1861) was a consort of Sultan Abdulmejid I, and the mother of Sultan Mehmed VI, the last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
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1830
Eyüp Palace, Eyüp, Constantinople (now Istanbul), Ottoman Empire
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| Born | Princess Fatma Chachba 1830 | ||||
| Died | c. 1861 (aged 30–31) Eyüp Palace, Eyüp, Constantinople (now Istanbul), Ottoman Empire | ||||
| Burial | Gülistü Kadin Mausoleum, Fatih Mosque, Fatih, Istanbul | ||||
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| House | Chachba (by birth) Ottoman (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Prince Tahir Bey Chachba | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Life
Born as Fatma Chachba,[1] Gülistü Kadin was a member of an Abkhazian princely family.[2] Her father was Prince Tahir Bey Chachba.[1][3] She was a relative of Kelesh Ahmed-Bey Shervashidze, the head of state of the Principality of Abkhazia. She was described as a tall woman.[4]
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 to twin daughters, Zekiye and Fehime Sultan. On 30 July 1856, she gave birth to her third child, a daughter, Mediha Sultan.[5][6] Five years later on 14 January 1861, she gave birth to her fourth child, a son, Şehzade Mehmed Vahideddin (future Mehmed VI). She was the favorite daughter-in-law of Bezmiâlem Sultan.[7]
Death
She died in 1861, shortly after the birth of her last child.[8] She was buried in her own mausoleum located in Fatih Mosque, Fatih, Constantinople.[9]
After her death, her daughter Mediha Sultan was entrusted to the care of Verdicenan Kadın,[5][10][6] and her son Mehmed was entrusted to the care of Şayeste Hanım.[8]
Having died before her son ascended the throne, she was never Valide sultan.
Issue
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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| Zekiye Sultan | 26 February 1855[11][12] | 19 February 1856[11][12] | Twin sister of Fehime, buried in Tomb of Gülistü Kadin |
| Fehime Sultan | 26 February 1855[5][12] | 10 November 1856[5][12] | Twin sister of Zekiye, buried in Tomb of Gülistü Kadin |
| Mediha Sultan | 30 July 1856[5][13][14] | 7 November 1928[15][14] | Married twice, and had issue, a son |
| Mehmed VI Vahideddin | 14 January 1861[13][16] | 16 May 1926[16] | 36th and last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire |
In literature
- Gülistü is a character in Hıfzı Topuz's historical novel Abdülmecit: İmparatorluk Çökerken Sarayda 22 Yıl: Roman (2009).[17]