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Şah Sultan
Bornc. 1509
Old palace
Died1572
Topkapı Palace Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(present day Istanbul, Turkey)
Burial
Şah Sultan Mosque, Istanbul
Spouse
(m. 1523; div. 1541)
IssueEsmahan Hanımsultan
DynastyOttoman
FatherSelim I
MotherŞah Şirin Hatun
ReligionSunni Islam

Şah Sultan[a] (Ottoman Turkish: شاه سلطان; Born 1509-died 1572) was an Ottoman princess, daughter of Sultan Selim I and one of his concubines named Şah Şirin Hatun. She was the half-sister of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.[1]

She married Lütfi Pasha[2] in around 1523.[3] He was a historian, and author, and entered the palace through the child levy. After 1512, he served as the sancak governor in Anatolian and Balkan provinces, actively participating in the initial siege of Vienna in 1529. His career continued to ascend as he received promotions, overseeing the beylerbeyliks of Karaman, Anatolia, and Rumelia from 1533 onwards. By 1536-37, Lütfi Pasha had become a vizier, ultimately reaching the zenith of his career in 1539 when he assumed the prestigious role of grand vizier.[4]

The two together had a daughter named Esmahan Sultan,[5] who married a certain Hüseyin Pasha, and had two daughters, Neslihan Sultan (died 1556) and Vasfihan Sultan (died 1570).[1]

In 1541,[6] she initiated a divorce from Lütfi Pasha, due to his involvement in a disturbing incident concerning the cruel treatment of a prostitute, which involved the mutilation of her genitals as punishment. Historian Mustafa Ali's account highlights that when Şah objected, Lütfi insisted on persisting with such punishments for prostitutes and resorted to physically assaulting the princess when she expressed her displeasure. Responding to Şah's plea, Suleiman granted her the divorce she sought and relieved Lütfi Pasha of his position as grand vizier, effectively concluding his official career.[7] Opting not to remarry, Şah chose to return to the royal palace, adhering to the customary residence for a princess following the dissolution of her marriage.[7]

In 1555, she endowed a tekke in Eyüp,[8] followed in 1556, by a mosque in her name also in Eyüp.[9] In 1564, she endowed a school in Fatih.[10] She died in 1572[11] and was buried in her own mausoleum, inside her mosque in Eyüp. Buried beside her are her mother, her daughter, Esmahan, and granddaughters, Neslihan and Vasfihan.[1][12]

  • In the 2003 TV miniseries Hürrem Sultan, Şah Sultan is portrayed by Turkish actress Yeliz Doğramacılar.[13]
  • In the 2011 TV series Muhteşem Yüzyıl, Şah Sultan is played by Turkish actress Deniz Çakır.[14]

Annotations

  1. ^
    Also known as Şahıhuban,[10] Şahi[1] and Devlet Şahi.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Esin, Emel (1977-12-10). "Merkez Efendi ile Şah Sultan Hakkında Bir Haşiye". Journal of Turkology (in Turkish). 19. İstanbul Üniversitesi: 65–92. ISSN 2651-3188.
  2. ^ Turan, Ebru (2009). "The Marriage of Ibrahim Pasha (ca. 1495-1536): The Rise of Sultan Süleyman's Favorite to the Grand Vizierate and the Politics of the Elites in the Early Sixteenth-Century Ottoman Empire". Turcica. 41: 3–36. doi:10.2143/TURC.41.0.2049287.
  3. ^ Gök, Ilhan (2014). Atatürk Kitaplığı M.C. O.71 numaralı 909-933/1503-1527 tarihli İn'amat defteri (transkripsiyon-değerlendirme). p. 1464.
  4. ^ Somel, S.A. (2010). The A to Z of the Ottoman Empire. A to Z guides. Scarecrow Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-8108-7579-1.
  5. ^ Haskan, M.N. (2008). Eyüp Sultan tarihi. Eyüp Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları. p. 535. ISBN 978-975-6087-04-6.
  6. ^ Peirce, L. (2003). Morality Tales: Law and Gender in the Ottoman Court of Aintab. University of California Press. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-520-92697-4.
  7. ^ a b Peirce, L.P. (1993). The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire. Studies in Middle Eastern history. Oxford University Press. pp. 67, 201–202. ISBN 978-0-19-508677-5.
  8. ^ Lifchez, R.; Algar, A.E. (1992). The Dervish Lodge: Architecture, Art, and Sufism in Ottoman Turkey. California Series on Social Choice and Political Economy. University of California Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-520-07060-8.
  9. ^ Dördüncü Eyüpsultan Sempozyumu. Eyüpsultan Belediyesi kültür yayınları. Eyüp Belediyesi Kültür ve Turizm Müdürlüğü. 2000. p. 182.
  10. ^ a b "Şah-ı Huban Medresesi". Kültür Envanteri. 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  11. ^ Cipa, H.E. (2017). The Making of Selim: Succession, Legitimacy, and Memory in the Early Modern Ottoman World. Indiana University Press. p. 341. ISBN 978-0-253-02435-0.
  12. ^ "Şah Sultan Türbesi". Eyüpsultan Belediyesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  13. ^ "Hürrem Sultan (TV Series 2003)". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  14. ^ "Muhteşem Yüzyıl'da Şah Sultan'ı aslında Deniz Çakır değil o isim oynayacakmış!". Star (in Turkish). 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  15. ^ Gökbilgin, M.T. (1952). XV.-XVI. asırlarda Edirne ve Paşa livâsı: vakıflar, mülkler, mukataalar. İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi yayınları. Üçler Basımevi. p. 498.