Meylişah Hatun

Meylişah Hatun

The burial place of Meyl-i Şah Hatun is located inside the Hagia Sophia Mosque
Born English: Marica, Turkish: Mariça
1608
Serbia
Died 1631
Edirne, the Ottoman Empire
Resting place Hagia Sophia Mosque
Residence Istanbul
Known for Haseki Sultan
Religion Orthodox Christian at birth, subsequently converted to Islam after her capture
Spouse(s) Osman II
Children Şehzade Ömer

Meyl-i Şah Hatun (1608 - 1631 other names Meleksima, Meylikaya) was, according to some sources,[1] a consort to Ottoman Sultan Osman II (reign 1618 - 1622) and the mother of Şehzade Ömer of the Ottoman Empire.[2][3]

The husband of "Meylişah Sultan", Osman II.

Biography

Meylişah Hatun, whose original name was Mariça, was considered to be of Serbian origin.

Birth of Şehzade Ömer

On 20 October 1621 she gave birth to a son, Şehzade Ömer.[4] On Osman's way back he had received the news that he had a son born. Now as a father, he had a successor and posed a threat against his brothers. He called her to Edirne where the two met and Osman had the chance to see his son, Ömer. To celebrate the auspicious moment and possibly to impress her, he ordered a festivity to be held. In the celebrations, imitation of the battle scenes was a part of the show. Yet the unimaginable happened and the baby suddenly died. Some history writers explain this event by the shock the infant had due to noises of the fired cannons.[5] Hammer gives a more striking reason for the baby's death: "To increase her joy festivities were held and some scenes of the Polish war were staged. The prince was present in these games and by the sudden shot from a rifle [by coincidence] he was wounded and died."[6]

After Osman's death, she was sent to Edirne where she died in 1631.

Culture

In the Turkish series Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem, Meylişah Hatun is given the name of "Meleksima Sultan" and is portrayed by Turkish actress Beste Kökdemir.

See also

References

  1. ↑ her name does not appear in reference books like Leslie P. Peirce (1993). The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-195-08677-5. or M. Çağatay Uluçay's Padişahların kadınları ve kızları.
  2. ↑ "Consorts Of Ottoman Sultans (in Turkish)". Ottoman Web Page.
  3. ↑ Anthony Dolphin Alderson (1956). The Structure of the Ottoman Dynasty. Clarendon Press.
  4. ↑ John Freely (2001). Inside the Seraglio: private lives of the sultans in Istanbul. Penguin. on 20 October 1621 his concubine Meylisah finally gave birth to a son, Emir, but the boy died in January of the following year.
  5. ↑ Altınay, Ahmet Refik, Kadınlar Saltanatı, c.1, (Istanbul, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yay., 2000), p.103
  6. ↑ Hammer, p.309
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