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 the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and his wife Hürrem Sultan. From birth, he had many health issues 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.
In the television series Muhteşem Yüzyıl, Cihangir is played by Turkish actor Tolga Sarıtaş.
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