Ceylanyar Hanım
Ceylanyar Hanım (Ottoman Turkish: جیلان یار خانم; born Nefiye Berzeg; c. 1830 – 27 December 1855) was the fifteenth consort of Sultan Abdulmejid I of the Ottoman Empire.
| Ceylanyar Hanım | |||||
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| Born | Nefiye Berzeg c. 1830 Sochi, Abkhazia | ||||
| Died | 27 December 1855 (aged 24–25) Feriye Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (present day Istanbul, Turkey) | ||||
| Burial | Gülüstü Hanım Mausoleum, Fatih Mosque, Istanbul | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
| Issue | Şehzade Mehmed Rüşdü | ||||
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| House | Berzeg (by birth) Ottoman (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Mustafa Berzeg | ||||
| Mother | Daruhan Dudaruk | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Early life
Ceylanyar Hanım was born in 1830 in Sochi, Abkhazia. Born as Nefiye Berzeg, she was a member of Ubykh noble family, Berzeg. Her father was Mustafa Bey Berzeg and her mother was Princess Daruhan Hanım Dudaruk.[1] She had two sisters, Almashan Hanım and Pürtunak Hanım.[2]
Nefiye had been brought to Istanbul at the age of ten, where her father entrusted her to the imperial harem. She was then sent to Adile Sultan's palace.[3]
Marriage
Nefiye married Abdulmejid in 1851. Abdulmejid named her Ceylanyar,[1] and gave her the title of "Fifth Fortunate".[4] After her marriage, her sisters became ladies-in-waiting to her.[2]
On 31 March 1852, she gave birth to her only child, a son, Şehzade Mehmed Rüşdü in the Old Çırağan Palace. The prince died at the age of nine months.[4] The same year, she was elevated to the title of "Fourth Fortunate".
In early 1853, she was elevated to the title of "Third Fortunate",[5] and in 1854, she was elevated to the title of "Second Fortunate".[6]
Death
Ceylanyar Hanım died in the Feriye Palace, on 27 December 1855, and was buried in the mausoleum of Gülüstü Hanım, Fatih Mosque, Istanbul.[3][7][8]
Issue
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Şehzade Mehmed Rüşdü | 31 March 1852 | 5 August 1852 | • Born in Çırağan Palace. • Buried in Tomb of Abdul Hamid I. | [4][9] |
References
- Açba 2007, p. 55.
- Açba 2007, p. 56.
- Belleten, Volume 27, Issues 105-106. Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi. 1963. p. 262.
- Uluçay 2011, p. 212.
- Uluçay 2011, p. 212 n. 24.
- Uluçay 2011, p. 213.
- Bayrak, M. Orhan (1979). İstanbul'da gömülü meşhur adamlar: 1453-1978. Aksüt Matbaası. p. 19.
- Kahya, Özge (2012). Sultan Abdülmecid’in kızı Mediha Sultan’ın hayatı (1856-1928). p. 4 n. 24.
- Paşa 1960, p. 145.
Sources
- Uluçay, M. Çağatay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ötüken. ISBN 978-9-754-37840-5.
- Açba, Harun (2007). Kadın efendiler: 1839-1924. Profil. ISBN 978-9-759-96109-1.
- Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu Mülkün Kadın Sultanları: Vâlide Sultanlar, Hâtunlar, Hasekiler, Kandınefendiler, Sultanefendiler. Oğlak Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-6-051-71079-2.
- Paşa, Ahmed Cevdet (1960). Tezâkir. [2]. 13 - 20, Volume 2. Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi.
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