Muslı Kadın
| Muslı Kadın | |
|---|---|
| Consort of | Ahmed III |
| Issue | Ayşe Sultan Zübeyde Sultan |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Emine Muslı Kadın
Early life
Emine Muslı Kadın[1] 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.[2]
When she was eleven she was taken to Istanbul via the
Palace life and charities
Musli Kadin enjoyed a comfortable status during the reign of Ahmed III. She had beautiful eyes with darting eyelashes.[4] In 1715, she constructed a bakery in the bazaar of Istanbul.
On 10 October 1715, she gave birth to her first child a daughter[6] named Ayşe Sultan, in the Topkapi Palace.[7] She was married thrice to grand vizier. During Ayşe second marriage she played a vital part in the politics. On 28 March 1728 she gave birth to her second and last child a daughter named Zübeyde Sultan.[8]
Musli Kadin commissioned bakeries, libraries and fountains in different places of Ottoman Empire. In 1742, she opened a rest house for travellers.[9] She had number of wealth and she donated her wealth to needy people. She was a soft-hearted lady with forgiving nature.[10]
Death
Emine Muslı Kadın was sent to the
Issue
By Ahmed III she had two daughters:
- Ayşe Sultan (10 October 1715 - 9 July 1775). Nicknamed Küçük Ayşe (meaning Ayşe the younger) to distinguish her from her cousin Ayşe the elder, daughter of Mustafa II. She married three times and had a daughter.
- Zübeyde Sultan (28 March 1728 - 4 June 1756). She married twice but had no child.
References
- ^ a b Called also Muslihe, Musalli or Muslu
- ^ 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.