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Gülcemal Kadın
Bornc. 1826
Sarajevo, Bosnia Eyalet
Died29 November 1851(1851-11-29) (aged 24–25)
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (present day Istanbul, Turkey)
Burial
Imperial ladies Mausoleum, New Mosque, Istanbul
Spouse
(m. 1840)
Issue
Names
Turkish: Gülcemal Kadın
Ottoman Turkish: کل جمال قادین
HouseOttoman (by marriage)
ReligionSunni Islam

Gülcemal Kadın (Ottoman Turkish: کل جمال قادین; "face of rose" c. 1826 – 29 November 1851) was a consort of Sultan Abdulmejid I, and the mother of Sultan Mehmed V of the Ottoman Empire.[1]

Early life

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Of Bosnian origin,[2] Gülcemal Kadın was born around 1826 at Sarajevo.[3] She had one sister, Bimisal Hanım.[4][5] She was also related to Sabit Bey, who became Master of Robes to her son Sultan Mehmed Reşad, and his sister, the Sultan's Sixth Hazinedar, Nevfer Kalfa.[6][7] She was blonde, known for her extraordinary beauty, but of delicate health.

Marriage

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Gülcemal married Abdulmejid in 1840, and was given the title of "Third Ikbal". She was one of the most beloved consorts.

On 1 November 1840, she gave birth to her first child, a daughter, Fatma Sultan in the Old Beşiktaş Palace.[8][9]

In 1842, she was elevated to the title of "Second Ikbal". On 3 February 1842, she gave birth to two twins daughters, Refia Sultan and Hatice Sultan (who died as newborn) in the Old Beşiktaş Palace.[10][9]

In 1843 she was elevated to the title of "Fifth Kadın". On 2 November 1844, she gave birth to her fourth child, a son, Şehzade Mehmed Reşad (future Mehmed V) in the Old Çırağan Palace. In 1845, she was elevated to the title of "Fourth Kadın".[11][9]

In 1850, she gave birth her last child, a daughter, Rukiye Sultan, who died in same year.[12]

Death

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She died of tuberculosis[3] on 29 November 1851 in Istanbul.[13][14] She was never Valide sultan to her son, because she died before Mehmed Reşad's accession to the Ottoman throne.[15] She is buried in the mausoleum of the imperial ladies at the New Mosque Istanbul.[3]

All the three of her alive children were adopted by Servetseza Kadın, first consort of Abdulmejid.[8][16]

Really beloved by Abdülmecid, he did everything to save her life. To her doctor, İsmail Paşah, he declared: ”… I have had the most genuine conversations with this woman. Since I was a youth, I have loved her with my all heart..“.

Legacy

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The ocean liner SS Germanic (1874) was renamed Gul Djemal when she entered the Ottoman service in 1911, in memory of Gülcemal Kadın.[17] When the ship was sold yet again, this time to Turkiye Seyrisefain Idaresi, it was renamed Gulcemal.[18]

Issue

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Name Birth Death Notes
Fatma Sultan 1 November 1840[8][19][20] 26 August 1884[21][20] married twice, and had issue, one son and two daughters
Refia Sultan 7 February 1842[10][19][22] 4 January 1880[23][22] Twin sister of Hatice Sultan, she married once, had a daughter
Hatice Sultan 7 February 1842[10][19][22] [12] 1842[23][22][12] Twin sister of Refia Sultan
Mehmed V Reşad 2 November 1844[11][19][22] 3 July 1918[22] 35th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Rukiye Sultan 1850[12] 1850[12]

In literature

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  • Gülcemal is a character in Hıfzı Topuz's historical novel Abdülmecit: İmparatorluk Çökerken Sarayda 22 Yıl: Roman (2009).[24]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ John Freely (2001). Inside the Seraglio: private lives of the sultans in Istanbul. Penguin.
  2. ^ Açba, Leyla; Açba, Harun (2004). Bir Çerkes prensesinin harem hatıraları. L & M. p. 126. ISBN 978-9-756-49131-7.
  3. ^ a b c Brookes 2010, p. 282.
  4. ^ Brookes 2010, p. 242.
  5. ^ Leyla Saz; Sedat Demir (4 January 2016). Haremde Yaşam: Saray ve Harem Hatıraları. DBY Yayınları. p. 113. ISBN 978-605-61331-1-4.
  6. ^ Brookes, Douglas S. (February 4, 2020). On the Sultan's Service: Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil's Memoir of the Ottoman Palace, 1909–1912. Indiana University Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-253-04553-9.
  7. ^ Brookes 2010, p. 239.
  8. ^ a b c Uluçay 2011, p. 218.
  9. ^ a b c Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 589.
  10. ^ a b c Uluçay 2011, p. 220.
  11. ^ a b Uluçay 2011, p. 209.
  12. ^ a b c d e Jamil ADRA (2005). Genealogy of the Imperial Ottoman Family 2005. p. 8.
  13. ^ Finkel, Caroline, Osman's Dream, (Basic Books, 2005), 57; "Istanbul was only adopted as the city's official name in 1930..".
  14. ^ Kolay, Arif (2017). Osmanlı Saray Hayatından Bir Kesit: Ali Akyıldız ve Mümin ve Müsrif Bir Padişah Kızı Refia Sultan. p. 680.
  15. ^ "Sultan V. Mehmed Reşad Han". Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  16. ^ Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 604-5.
  17. ^ Mukherjee, Somenath; Ashrama, Advaita. The Ships of Swami Vivekananda. Advaita Ashrama (A publication branch of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math). ISBN 978-8-175-05904-7.
  18. ^ Clarkson, Andrew. "SS Germanic". titanic-titanic.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  19. ^ a b c d Paşa 1960, p. 144.
  20. ^ a b Brookes 2010, p. 281.
  21. ^ Uluçay 2011, p. 219.
  22. ^ a b c d e f Brookes 2010, p. 288.
  23. ^ a b Uluçay 2011, p. 221.
  24. ^ Hıfzı Topuz (2009). Abdülmecit: İmparatorluk Çökerken Sarayda 22 Yıl: Roman. Remzi Kitabevi. p. 40. ISBN 978-975-14-1357-4.

Sources

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  • Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu Mülkün Kadın Sultanları: Vâlide Sultanlar, Hâtunlar, Hasekiler, Kandınefendiler, Sultanefendiler. Oğlak Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-6-051-71079-2.
  • Uluçay, M. Çağatay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ötüken. ISBN 978-9-754-37840-5.
  • 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.