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Concubine of Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hüsnüşah Hatun (Ottoman Turkish: حسنی شاہ خاتون "Beauty of the Sah", died c. 1513), called also Hüsnişah Hatun or Hüsnüşad Hatun, was a concubine of Sultan Bayezid II of the Ottoman Empire.
Hüsnüşah Hatun | |
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Died | c. 1513 Bursa, Ottoman Empire |
Burial | |
Spouse | Bayezid II |
Issue | Sultanzade Sultan Şehzade Şehinşah |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
According to tradition Hüsnüşah was the daughter of Nasuh Bey, descendant of Ibrahim II Bey, who was ruler of Karaman before the Ottoman conquest, and the sister of Piri Ahmed Bey and Abdülkerim Bey,[1] but harem records indicate her instead as a concubine slave of Christian origins.[2]
Hüsnüşah entered Bayezid's harem when he was still a prince, and the governor of Amasya sanjak. She gave birth to two children, a daughter, Sultanzade Sultan, and a son, Şehzade Şehinşah in 1470.[3][4][2]
According to Turkish tradition, all princes were expected to work as provincial governors as a part of their training. In 1481 Şehinşah, was sent to Manisa sanjak, and then in 1485 to Karaman, and Hüsnüşah accompanied him. She built and endowed a mosque in 1490,[5][4][3][6] and Kurşunlu Han in 1497 at Manisa.[7] She also made several endowments in memory of her ancestors.[8]
After Şehzade Şehinşah's execution in 1511, Hüsnüşah in a letter reported that she had been rendered crazy following his execution, defended his innocence, and requested that a mausoleum be built in his memory.[9] She also corresponded with Selim I, Şehinşah's victorious brother, on behalf of Mevlana Pir Ahmed Çelebi, a scholar who had been at Şehinşah's court and who was neglected when the members of the prince's household were assigned new posts.[10]
From Bayezid II, Hüsnüşah Hatun had a daughter and a son:
Hüsnüşah Hatun died at Bursa in 1513, and was buried in Muradiye Complex.[3][2][4][11]
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