Şehzade Cihangir
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| Cihangir | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 December 1531 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 27 November 1553 (aged 21) Aleppo, Ottoman Empire |
| Burial | |
| House | House of Osman |
| Father | Suleiman the Magnificent |
| Mother | Hürrem Sultan |
| Religion | Islam |
Şehzade Cihangir (c.1531–1553) was the sixth and youngest child of Hürrem Sultan and the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. From birth, he had many problems of health and developed a deformity. He was very well educated and said to be one of the cleverest of his siblings and half-siblings. Reports suggest he later died of "grief" at the news of the execution of his half-brother, Mustafa, ordered by his father, Sultan Suleiman.
The Istanbul neighborhood of Cihangir was named after Şehzade Cihangir after his father had Mimar Sinan build a wooden mosque there overlooking the Bosphorus to commemorate his death. The neighborhood's name comes from this mosque.
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