Nesrin Hanım

Nesrin Hanım (Ottoman Turkish: نسرین خانم‎; born Adile Asemiani; c. 1826 - 2 January 1853) was the eleventh consort of Sultan Abdulmejid I of the Ottoman Empire.

In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Nesrin, the title is Hanım, and there is no family name.
Nesrin Hanım
BornAdile Asemiani
c. 1826
Poti, Georgia
Died2 January 1853(1853-01-02) (aged 26–27)
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(present day Istanbul, Turkey)
Burial
New Mosque, Istanbul
Spouse
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(m. 1846)​
Issue
Among others		Behice Sultan
Full name
Turkish: Nesrin Hanım
Ottoman Turkish: نسرین خانم‎
HouseAsemiani (by birth)
Ottoman (by marriage)
FatherManuçar Asemiani
MotherMahra Hanım
ReligionSunni Islam

Early life

Nesrin Hanım was born in 1826 in Poti, Georgia. Born as Adile Asemiani, she was a member of Georgian noble family, Asemiani. Her father was Manuçar Bey Asemiani and her mother was Mahra Hanım.[1] She had a brother named Hasan Bey.[2]

She had been brought to Istanbul at a young age, where her father entrusted her to the imperial harem. Here her name according to the custom of the Ottoman court was changed to Nesrin.[1]

Marriage

Nesrin married Abdulmejid in 1846. She was given the title of "Third Fortunate". The same year, she gave birth to her first child, a son Şehzade Mehmed Ziyaeddin.[3] The prince died young.[4] On 26 August 1848, she gave birth to her second child, a daughter, Behice Sultan in the Old Çırağan Palace.[3]

In 1850, she was hoisted to the title of "Second Fortunate". The same year she gave birth to twins, Şehzade Mehmed Nizameddin and Şehzade Mehmed Bahaeddin.[5] Abdulmejid was on a trip in Anatolia, and received the news of their birth through his mother, Bezmiâlem Sultan.[6] Both the princes died young.[5]

Death

Nesrin Hanım died on 2 January 1853, and was buried in New Mosque, Istanbul.[4][7]

Issue
NameBirthDeathNotesReferences
Şehzade Mehmed Ziyaeddin22 November 1846 27 April 1849 • Buried in New Mosque.[8][9]
Behice Sultan 26 August 1848 21 December 1876 • Married once without issue.[10][11]
Şehzade Mehmed Bahaeddin24 June 1850 9 November 1852 • Buried in New Mosque.[4][12]
Şehzade Mehmed Nizameddin24 June 1850 9 November 1852 • Buried in New Mosque.[13][12]

See also

References
  1. Açba 2007, p. 53.
  2. Açba 2007, p. 54.
  3. Uluçay 2011, p. 226.
  4. Uluçay 2011, p. 216.
  5. Uluçay 2011, p. 215-6.
  6. Davis, Fanny (1986). The Ottoman Lady: A Social History from 1718 to 1918. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-313-24811-5.
  7. Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 602.
  8. Uluçay 2011, p. 215.
  9. Paşa 1960, p. 144.
  10. Uluçay 2011, pp. 2126-27.
  11. Brookes 2010, p. 279.
  12. Paşa 1960, p. 145.
  13. Uluçay 2011, p. 218.

Sources
  • Açba, Harun (2007). Kadın efendiler: 1839-1924. Profil. ISBN 978-9-759-96109-1.
  • Brookes, Douglas Scott (2010). The Concubine, the Princess, and the Teacher: Voices from the Ottoman Harem. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-78335-5.
  • Paşa, Ahmed Cevdet (1960). Tezâkir. [2]. 13 - 20, Volume 2. Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi.
  • Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu Mülkün Kadın Sultanları: Vâlide Sultanlar, Hâtunlar, Hasekiler, Kandınefendiler, Sultanefendiler. Oğlak Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-6-051-71079-2.
  • Uluçay, M. Çağatay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ötüken. ISBN 978-9-754-37840-5.
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