Muslı Kadın
| Emine Muslı Kadın امینہ مسلی قادین | |
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.jpg) The sarcophagus of Emine Musli Kadin is located inside the New Mosque at Eminönü in Istanbul | |
| Born | c. 1699 Sochi, Russia |
| Died | 2 August 1750 (aged 50–51) Eski Palace, Beyazıt Square, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Ahmed III |
| Issue | Ayşe Sultan Zübeyde Sultan |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Emine Muslı Kadın (Ottoman Turkish: امینہ مسلی قادین; (c. 1699 – 2 August 1750) was the ninth consort of Ottoman Sultan Ahmed III (reign 1703 – 1730).
Early life
Emine Muslı Kadın was born in 1699 in Sochi, Russia. She had two elder sisters and a younger brother. In her youth, she practiced playing piano and harp.[1]
When she was eleven she was taken to Istanbul and was entrusted in the care of Saliha Sultan in the old palace.[2] Ahmed visited old palace in 1713 because of Eid-ul-Fitr and he came to the old palace to meet his nieces. Where he saw Emine Musli then fourteen years old.[3] She became the consort of Ahmed in 1712. Later, she married him in 1714 and promoted her to the title of legal wife of a Sultan, she enjoyed a delightful status throughout the reign of her husband.[4]
Palace life and charities
Musli Kadin enjoyed a comfortable status during the reign of her husband. She had beautiful eyes with darting eyelashes.[3] In 1715, she constructed a bakery in the bazaar of Istanbul. On 24 November 1718, she gave birth to her first child a daughter[5] named Ayşe Sultan, in the Topkapi Palace.[6] She was married thrice to grand vizier. During Ayşe second marriage she played a vital part in the politics. On 29 March 1728 she gave birth to her second and last child a daughter named Zübeyde Sultan.[7]
Musli Kadin commissioned bakeries, libraries and fountains in different places of Ottoman Empire. In 1742, she opened a rest house for travellers.[8] She had number of wealth and she donated her wealth to needy people. She was a soft-hearted lady with forgiving nature.[9]
Death
Emine Muslı Kadın was sent to the palace in 1730 after the deposition of Ahmed. She was struck by plague in 1750. She died on 2 August 1750 in the old palace and was buried in New Mosque at Eminönü in Istanbul.[10][11]
References
- ^ Uluçay 2007, p. 222.
- ^ Aktaş 2008, p. 259.
- ^ a b Uluçay 2007, p. 223.
- ^ Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 421.
- ^ Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 422.
- ^ Aktaş 2008, p. 261.
- ^ Aktaş 2008, p. 262.
- ^ Uluçay 2007, p. 228.
- ^ Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 429.
- ^ Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 431.
- ^ Uluçay 2007, p. 229.
Sources
- Aktaş, Ali (2008). ÇELEBİZÂDE ÂSIM TARİHİ: Transkripsiyonlu metin.
- Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bü mülkün kadın sultanları: Vâlide sultanlar, hâtunlar, hasekiler, kadınefendiler, sultanefendiler. Oğlak Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-9-753-29623-6.
- Uluçay, Mustafa Çağatay (2007). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ankara, Ötüken.