Dilpesend Kadın

Dilpesend Kadın (Ottoman Turkish: دل پسند قادین‎; 16 January 1861 – 17 June 1901) was the fifth wife of Sultan Abdul Hamid II of the Ottoman Empire.[1]

Dilpesend Kadın
Born	16 January 1861 Tbilisi, Georgia
Died	17 June 1901(1901-06-17) (aged 40) Yıldız Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (present day Istanbul, Turkey)
Burial	Yahya Efendi Cemetery, Istanbul
Spouse	Abdul Hamid II
Issue	Naile Sultan
Full name Turkish: Dilpesend Kadın Ottoman Turkish: دل پسند قادین‎
House	Ottoman (by marriage)
Father	Maksud Giray Bey
Religion	Sunni Islam

Life

Of Georgian origin, Dilpesend Kadın was born on 16 January 1861 in Tbilisi, Georgia.[2] Her father was Maksud Giray Bey.[3]

Before her marriage to Abdul Hamid, she served in the entourage of Tiryal Hanım, fourteenth wife of Sultan Mahmud II.[4] After her death in 1882-3,[5] as custom dictated, all of Tiryal Hanım's servants were transferred to Dolmabahçe Palace.[6]

Dilpesend married Abdul Hamid on 10 April 1883.[7][3] She was given the title of "Fourth Consort". On, 9 January 1884, a year after the marriage, she gave birth to her only child, a daughter, Naile Sultan.[8] In 1895, she was elevated to the title of "Third Consort".[1]

Death

Dilpesend Kadın died on 17 June 1901, at the age of forty, in the Yıldız Palace,[2] and was buried in Yahya Efendi Cemetery, Istanbul.[1][9]

Issue

Dilpesend Kadın and Abdul Hamid had one daughter:

• Naile Sultan (Constantinople, Yıldız Palace, 9 February 1884 – Erenköy, Asia Minor, 25 October 1957), married and had issue.

See also

• Ottoman Imperial Harem
• List of consorts of the Ottoman sultans

References

1. Uluçay 2011, p. 247.
2. Açba 2007, p. 133.
3. Ekinci, Ekrem Buğra (March 31, 2017). Sultan Abdülhamid’in Son Zevcesi. Timaş Tarih. p. 180. ISBN 978-6-050-82503-9.
4. Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 682-3.
5. Haskan, Mehmet Nermi (2001). Yüzyıllar boyunca Üsküdar - Volume 3. Üsküdar Belediyesi. p. 1179. ISBN 978-9-759-76060-1.
6. Örik, Nahid Sırrı (1989). Abdülhamid'in haremi. Arba. p. 23.
7. Bey, Mehmet Sürreya (1969). Osmanlı devletinde kim kimdi, Volume 1. Küğ Yayını. p. 110.
8. The Concubine, the Princess, and the Teacher: Voices from the Ottoman Harem. University of Texas Press. 2010. p. 285. ISBN 978-0-292-78335-5.
9. Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 683.

Sources

• Açba, Harun (2007). Kadın efendiler: 1839–1924. Profil. ISBN 978-975-996-109-1.
• Uluçay, M. Çağatay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ötüken. ISBN 978-975-437-840-5.
• Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu Mülkün Kadın Sultanları: Vâlide Sultanlar, Hâtunlar, Hasekiler, Kandınefendiler, Sultanefendiler. Oğlak Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-6-051-71079-2.