Şah Sultan (daughter of Selim II)
Şah Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: شاہ سلطان, "Sovereign"; c. 1544 – 3 November 1580) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Selim II (reign 1566–74) and Nurbanu Sultan. She was the granddaughter of Suleiman the Magnificent (reign 1520–66) and his consort Hurrem Sultan, sister of Sultan Murad III (reign 1574–95) and aunt of Sultan Mehmed III (reign 1595–1603).
| Şah Sultan | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1544 Manisa, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 3 November 1580 (aged 35–36)[1] Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (present day Istanbul, Turkey) |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Çakırcıbaşı Hasan Pasha (m. 1562; died 1574)Zal Mahmud Pasha (m. 1575; died 1580) |
| Issue | Second marriage Sultanzade Köse Hüsrev Bey Fülane Hanımsultan |
| House | Ottoman |
| Father | Selim II |
| Mother | Nurbanu Sultan |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Life
Şah Sultan was born in 1544 in Manisa,[1] when her father was still a prince. Her mother was Nurbanu Sultan. She was the elder children of her parents.[2][3]
In 1562, strong alliances were made for the daughters of Şehzade Selim, the prince who would succeed Suleiman as Selim II, on 17 August 1562 Ismihan married Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, Gevherhan the admiral Piyale Pasha, and Şah the chief falconer Hasan Agha.[4] The State Treasury covered the expenses for the imperial wedding and granted 15,000 florins as a wedding gift to the imperial son-in-law.[5][6]
After the death of Hasan Agha in 1574, without child, Şah Sultan married Zal Mahmud Pasha in 1575, apparently a love marriage chose by Şah.[7] This union is said to be a very happy one. They were suited to each another. They had a son and a daughter.[5]
Issue
Şah had a son and a daughter from her second marriage:
- Sultanzade Köse Husrev Paşah, who died in war versus the persians.
- Fülane Hanımsultan (1576 - after 1660). She married Abdâl Hân.
Death
Şah Sultan died on 3 November 1580, and was buried in her mosque of her husband, that she and her husband builted.[1] It was said that, that Şah and her husband fell ill at the same time, lay in their deathbeds together, and expired at the same very moment. In reality, he died 12 days after, and was buried with Şah.[5]
References
- ^ a b c Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 275.
- ^ Uluçay 2011, p. 70.
- ^ Peirce 1993, p. 92.
- ^ Peirce 1993, p. 67.
- ^ a b c Peirce 1993, p. 68.
- ^ Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 274.
- ^ Graf, Tobias P. (23 February 2017). The Sultan's Renegades: Christian-European Converts to Islam and the Making of the Ottoman Elite, 1575-1610. Oxford University Press. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-198-79143-0.
Sources
- Uluçay, Mustafa Çağatay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ankara, Ötüken.
- Peirce, Leslie P. (1993). The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-195-08677-5.
- Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu mülkün kadın sultanları: Vâlide sultanlar, hâtunlar, hasekiler, kadınefendiler, sultanefendiler. Oğlak Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-9-753-29623-6.