Ayn al-Hayat Qadin

Ayn al-Hayat Qadin (Arabic: عين الحياة خانم قادین‎; Turkish: Aynülhayat Kadın; died 1849; meaning "Spring of life"[1]) was a consort of Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769–1849), the first monarch of the Muhammad Ali dynasty, and mother of Sa'id of Egypt (1822–1863), Wāli of Egypt and Sudan from 1854 until 1863.

Not to be confused with Ayn al-Hayat Ahmad.
Ayn al-Hayat Qadin
Died1849
Cairo, Egypt
Burial
Hosh al-Basha, Imam-i Shafi'i Mausoleum, Cairo, Egypt
SpouseMuhammad Ali Pasha
IssueSa'id of Egypt
Full name
Arabic: عين الحياة خانم قادین‎
Turkish: Aynülhayat Kadın
HouseMuhammad Ali (by marriage)
ReligionSunni Islam

Of Circassian origin, Ayn al-Hayat, married Muhammad Ali, and gave birth to her only son on 17 March 1822.[2][3] She was widowed at Muhammad Ali's death in 1848.[4]

She died in 1849, five years before her son Sa'id ascended the throne.[4] She was buried in Hosh al-Basha, the mausoleum of the Royal Family in Fustat, Cairo, Egypt.[5]

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References
  1. Council on National Literatures; St. John's University (New York, N.Y.) (1970). Review of National Literatures. Review of National Literatures. St. John's University Press. p. 155.
  2. Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (1977). Burke's Royal Families of the World: Africa & the Middle East. Burke's Peerage. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-850-11029-6.
  3. "زوجات حكام مصر من عهد محمد على حتى عهد الملك فاروق الاول - فاروق مصر". www.faroukmisr.net. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  4. Doumani, Beshara (2003). Family History in the Middle East: Household, Property, and Gender. SUNY Press. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-791-48707-5.
  5. "Hosh al-Basha in the Southern Cemetery of Cairo". Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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