Düzdidil Kadın

Düzdidil Kadın (Ottoman Turkish: دزددل قادین‎, from Persian دزد دل duzd-i dil meaning "thief of hearts"; c. 1825 – 18 August 1845) was the third wife of Sultan Abdulmejid I of the Ottoman Empire.

In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Düzdidil, the title is Kadın, and there is no family name.
Düzdidil Kadın
BornAyşe Dişan
c. 1825 (1825)
North Caucasus
Died18 August 1845(1845-08-18) (aged 19–20)
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(present day Istanbul, Turkey)
Burial
Imperial ladies Mausoleum, New Mosque, Istanbul
Spouse
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(m. 1839)​
Issue
Among others
Full name
Turkish: Düzdidil Kadın
Ottoman Turkish: دزددل قادین‎
HouseDişan (by birth)
Ottoman (by marriage)
FatherŞıhım Dişan
MotherPrincess Çaçba
ReligionSunni Islam

Early life

Düzdidil Kadın was born in 1825[1] in North Caucasus. Born as Ayşe Dişan, she was a member of Ubykh family, Dişan. Her father was Şıhım Bey Dişan and her mother was an Abkhazian princess belonging to Shervashidze.[2]

Upon Yahya Bey's decision, Ayşe had been brought to Istanbul as a young child, where she entrusted to the imperial harem, along with her nanny Cinan Hanım, and a maid Emine Hanım. Here her name according to the custom of the Ottoman court was changed to Düzdidil.[2]

Marriage

Düzdidil married Abdulmejid in 1839, and was given the title of "Third Consort".[3] On 31 May 1840, she gave birth to the Abdulmejid's first child and daughter, Mevhibe Sultan in the Old Çırağan Palace. The princess died on 9 February 1841.[4]

On 13 October 1841, she gave birth to twins, Neyyire Sultan[5] and Münire Sultan in the Old Beşiktaş Palace. The princesses died two years later on 18 December 1843.[6]

On 17 August 1843, she gave birth to her fourth child, Cemile Sultan in the Old Beylerbeyi Palace.[7] On 23 February 1845, she gave birth to her fifth child, Samiye Sultan[5] in the Topkapı Palace. The princess died two months later on 18 April 1845.[8]

Charles White, who visited Istanbul in 1843, wrote following about her:

The third...is cited as remarkable for her beauty, and not less so for her haughty and wayward disposition.[9]

Death
The prayer book of Düzdidil that was designed when she fell in the epidemic of tuberculosis.

Düzdidil had fallen victim to the epidemic of tuberculosis then raging in Istanbul. A luxuriously decorated prayer book was commissioned around 1844 for her. As was fitting for her position, the prayer book was lavishly ornate.[10]

She died on 18 August 1845, and was buried in the mausoleum of the imperial ladies at the New Mosque Istanbul.[11][3][1] Cemile Sultan was only two years old when Düzdidil died. She was adopted by another of Sultan Abdulmejid's wives, Perestu Kadın,[5] who was also the adoptive mother one of her half brothers, Sultan Abdul Hamid II.[12]

After her death, her nanny, Cinan Hanım, went back to Caucasus,[13] while her maid, Emine Hanım, served in the imperial harem for sometime, after which she married and left the palace.[14]

Issue
NameBirthDeathNotesReferences
Mevhibe Sultan31 May 18409 February 1841 • Born in Çırağan Palace.
 • Buried in Tomb of Abdul Hamid I.		[4][15]
Neyyire Sultan13 October 184118 December 1843 • Born in Beşiktaş Palace.
 • Buried in Nuruosmaniye Mosque.		[16][15]
Münire Sultan13 October 184118 December 1843 • Born in Beşiktaş Palace.
 • Buried in Nuruosmaniye Mosque.		[17]
Cemile Sultan17 August 184326 February 1915 • Married once, and had issue, four sons and three daughters.[18][15][12]
Samiye Sultan23 February 184518 April 1845 • Born in Topkapı Palace.
 • Died in Çırağan Palace.
 • Buried in New Mosque.		[8][15]

See also

References
  1. Brookes 2010, p. 280.
  2. Açba 2007, p. 51.
  3. Uluçay 2011, p. 206.
  4. Uluçay 2011, p. 217.
  5. Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 599.
  6. Uluçay 2011, p. 220, 225.
  7. Uluçay 2011, p. 221.
  8. Uluçay 2011, p. 225.
  9. Charles White (1846). Three years in Constantinople; or, Domestic manners of the Turks in 1844. London, H. Colburn. p. 10.
  10. Rebhan, Helga (2010). Die Wunder der Schöpfung: Handschriften der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek aus dem islamischen Kulturkreis. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 79. ISBN 978-3-880-08005-8.
  11. Açba 2007, p. 52.
  12. Brookes 2010, p. 279.
  13. Açba 2007, p. 52 n. 23.
  14. Açba 2007, p. 51 n. 22.
  15. Paşa 1960, p. 144.
  16. Uluçay 2011, p. 220.
  17. Uluçay 2011, p. 218.
  18. Uluçay 2011, p. 221-224.

Sources
  • Uluçay, M. Çağatay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ötüken. ISBN 978-9-754-37840-5.
  • Açba, Harun (2007). Kadın efendiler: 1839-1924. Profil. ISBN 978-9-759-96109-1.
  • Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu Mülkün Kadın Sultanları: Vâlide Sultanlar, Hâtunlar, Hasekiler, Kadınefendiler, Sultanefendiler. Oğlak Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-6-051-71079-2.
  • Brookes, Douglas Scott (2010). The Concubine, the Princess, and the Teacher: Voices from the Ottoman Harem. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-78335-5.
  • Paşa, Ahmed Cevdet (1960). Tezâkir. [2]. 13 - 20, Volume 2. Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi.
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