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Gülüstü Kadın Efendi or Gülistan Münire Kadınefendi
(or Gülistü) (ca. 1831–1861) was a Circassian wife (1854) of Ottoman
Sultan
Abdülmecid I
.
ancestry. She had a daughter, Mediha Sultan (born 30 July 1856), and a son Mehmed VI
(born 14 January / 2 February 1861 - died 15 May / 16 May 1926), who became the thirty-sixth and last Sultan
of the Ottoman Empire
, reigning from 1918 to 1922. She died just three months after giving birth to her son.
in front of the mihrab
of Fatih Camii in Fatih
, Istanbul
.
Since Mehmed VI
became sultan long after Gülüstü's death, she was never a Valide Sultan
.
Kadınefendi
Kadınefendi was the title given to the official wives of the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. The Sultan could have up to four wives, who were ranked:* Başkadın - senior wife.* İkinci Kadın - second wife* Üçüncü Kadın—third wife....
(or Gülistü) (ca. 1831–1861) was a Circassian wife (1854) of Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
Sultan
Sultan
Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
Abdülmecid I
Abdülmecid I
Sultan Abdülmecid I, Abdul Mejid I, Abd-ul-Mejid I or Abd Al-Majid I Ghazi was the 31st Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and succeeded his father Mahmud II on July 2, 1839. His reign was notable for the rise of nationalist movements within the empire's territories...
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Biography
She was of CircassianAdyghe people
The Adyghe or Adygs , also often known as Circassians or Cherkess, are in origin a North Caucasian ethnic groupwho were displaced in the course of the Russian conquest of the Caucasus in the 19th century, especially after the Russian–Circassian War of 1862.Adyghe people mostly speak Adyghe and most...
ancestry. She had a daughter, Mediha Sultan (born 30 July 1856), and a son Mehmed VI
Mehmed VI
Mehmet VI was the 36th and last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, reigning from 1918 to 1922...
(born 14 January / 2 February 1861 - died 15 May / 16 May 1926), who became the thirty-sixth and last Sultan
Sultan
Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
, reigning from 1918 to 1922. She died just three months after giving birth to her son.
Burial place
Her burial place is located at the Gülüstü Münire Sultan TürbeTurbe
Türbe is the Turkish word for "tomb", and for the characteristic mausoleums, often relatively small, of Ottoman royalty and notables. It is related to the Arabic turba, which can also mean a mausoleum, but more often a funerary complex, or a plot in a cemetery.-Characteristics:A typical türbe...
in front of the mihrab
Mihrab
A mihrab is semicircular niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla; that is, the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca and hence the direction that Muslims should face when praying...
of Fatih Camii in Fatih
Fatih
Fatih is a municipality and district in Istanbul, Turkey that encompasses most of the peninsula coinciding with historic Constantinople. In 2009, the district of Eminönü, formerly a separate municipality located at the tip of the peninsula, was merged into Fatih...
, Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
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Since Mehmed VI
Mehmed VI
Mehmet VI was the 36th and last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, reigning from 1918 to 1922...
became sultan long after Gülüstü's death, she was never a Valide Sultan
Valide Sultan
Valide Sultan was the title held by the mother of a ruling Sultan in the Ottoman Empire. The Turkish pronunciation of the word Valide is . The title is sometimes translated as Queen Mother, although the position of Valide Sultan was quite different.The position was perhaps the most important...
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