Şemsiruhsar Hatun
| Şemsiruhsar Hatun | |
|---|---|
| Died | before 1613 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (present day Istanbul, Turkey) |
| Spouse | Murad III |
| Issue | Rukiye Sultan |
| Religion | Islam |
Şemsiruhsar Hatun[1][2] (Ottoman Turkish: شمس رخسار خاتون; died before 1613[3]) was a concubine of Sultan Murad III of the Ottoman Empire.
Etymology[edit]
When she entered court service she was given a Turkish and Persian name Şemsiruhsar (Shāms-î-Rûkhsâr) (Ottoman Turkish: شمس رخسار) which means "sun-faced" or "cheeks like sun". In Persian Şems (Shams) means "Sun" and Ruhsar (Rûkhsâr) means cheeks or face. Here the word "sun" (Shams) is used as an allegorist for the cheeks or face (Rukhsar).
Biography[edit]
Nothing is known of her family background. The Ottoman inscription (vakfiye) describes her as Hātun binti Abd-ül-Gaffar[3] (Daughter of Abd-ül-Gaffar).
Although relatively obscure, the concubines of non-Haseki rank were not completely deprived of status and power and enjoyed the prerogatives of a member of the royal family, as exemplified by the fact that Şemsiruhsar Hatun, mother of a daughter, is known to have created an endowment for the recitation of the Holy Qur'an in the mosque of the Prophet in Medina.[4]
Deed of trust dated from 1022AH/1613CE gives information about Şemsiruhsar Hatun's endowment:
"...Merhum Hazret-i Murad Han tabe serahu evlâd-ı emcadından Rukiye Sultan Hazretlarinin valide-î macideleri olub bundan akdem takdir-î rabbanî birle veda-î âlem-î fânî eden merhum ve mebrure sahibetü'l-hayrat ve'l hasenet ve rağibatü's-sadaqat ve'l-meberrat Şemsiruhsar Hatun ibn Abdülgaffar nam müteveffiyenin..."[3]
Issue[edit]
- Rukiye Sultan.[3] Married 21 February 1613 to Damad Nakkaas Hasan Pasha, Governor of Rumelia 1604, Vizier in 1605.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ↑ There were forty wives and concubines (of non-haseki rank) of Sultan Murad III, of which there was Şemsiruhsar Hatun, the mother of Princess Rukiye
- ↑ 40'ı aşkın hasekisi olan III. Murad'ın kadınlarının adlarını ve sayılarını tespit etmek pek zor. Bu, babasında da aynı şekildedir. Nurbanu Sultan ve Safiye Sultanların, kocalannın cariyelerle münasebette bulunmalanna göz yummakla beraber, daima başkadın mevkiini muhafaza ettikleri biliniyor. Bununla beraber Alderson, Safiye Sultan,dan başka III. Muradln şu kadınlannın isimlerini vermekt'edir: Mihriban, Nazperver Şahihuban, Fahriye? oğlu Mehmed tarafindan takdim edilen Islav soyundan bir cariye. Sod. Tablo XII. Ahmet Refik Bey de Nazperver ile Şahihuban'ın haseki olduğunu kabul ediyor. Kadılınlar Saltanatı, I., 103, 111.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 M. Çağatay Uluçay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ötüken. ISBN 978-9-754-37840-5. Search this book on
p.74
- ↑ Leslie P. Peirce (1993). The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire. Oxford University Press. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-195-08677-5. Search this book on
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