Şevkefza Sultan
| Şevkefza Sultan شوق افزا سلطان |
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| Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire | |||||
| Tenure | 30 May 1876 - 31 August 1876 | ||||
| Predecessor | Pertevniyal Sultan | ||||
| Successor | Rahime Perestu Sultan | ||||
| İkinci Kadın of the Ottoman Empire | |||||
| Tenure | 1849 - 25 June 1861 | ||||
| Predecessor | Hoşyar Kadınefendi | ||||
| Successor | Edadil Kadınefendi | ||||
| Üçüncü Kadın of the Ottoman Empire | |||||
| Tenure | 1 August 1839 - 1849 | ||||
| Predecessor | Bezmiâlem Sultan | ||||
| Successor | Tirimüjgan Kadınefendi | ||||
| Born | 12 December 1820 Poti, Russian Empire (present-day Georgia) |
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| Died | 17 September 1889 Çırağan Palace, Ortaköy, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
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| Burial | Yeni Mosque, Istanbul | ||||
| Spouse | Abdülmecid I | ||||
| Issue | Murad V, Aliye Sultan | ||||
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| House | House of Osman (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Mehmed Zaurum | ||||
| Mother | Cemile Hanım | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Şevkefza Sultan (12 December 1820 – 17 September 1889; meaning "who cheers up"; Ottoman Turkish: شوق افزا سلطان) was the fourth wife of Sultan Abdülmecid I. She held the position of Valide Sultan from 30 May 1876 to 31 August 1876, when her son Şehzade Murad Efendi ascended the throne as Murad V.[1] She was of Circassian origin.[2][3][4]
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Early years
Şevkefza Kadınefendi was born on 12 December 1820 in Poti, Russian Empire (present-day Georgia). Her father was Çerkes Mehmed Bey Zaurum and her mother was Cemile Hanım, an Ubykh.[2][5] She had a sister named Fatma Laleru Hanım.[2] Her family emigrated from the Caucasus to Istanbul, where she was delivered to the court of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II.
Nurtab Kadınefendi (a wife of Sultan Mahmud II) took Şevkefza into her care. She was renamed and was given a thoroughly Turkish and Muslim education in the harem department of the Topkapı Palace. When she entered her eighteenth year, she was noticed by Abdülmecid I and he married her on 1 August 1839, at the palace, when Abdülmecid was only sixteen. On 21 September 1840 Şevkefza gave birth to Şehzade Murad Efendi, and in 1842 she gave birth her daughter Aliye Sultan, but died 1845 as infant. When Valide Sultan Bezmiâlem Sultan died in 1853, Şevkefza took courage of Abdülmecid's first wife, the childless Servetseza Kadınefendi's affection for heir Murad and Abdülmecid's wish to see his son as the next Sultan, and rose in opposition to Pertevniyal Sultan and her son Abdülaziz.
As Valide Sultan
On 30 May 1876, her son Murad ascended the throne as Murad V and she became the Valide Sultan. Her son appointed her reported chief ally, Damat Nuri Pasha, as Lord Pasha, after which Şevkefza and Damat were to have confiscated all the gold coins and jewelry hidden away by Abdülaziz and his mother, the former Valide Sultan Pertevniyal Sultan, in the harem of Dolmabahçe Palace.[6] After reigning for ninety three days, Murad was deposed on 31 August 1876 due to his efforts to implement democratic reforms in the empire, and they were imprisoned in the Çırağan Palace. It is said that Şevkefza was never reconciled to Murad's deposition. On the night of the Ali Suavi incident, in 1877, When Murad's partisans tried to reinstate him on the throne, Şevkefza encouraged him to play his part. But Murad was too nervous and upset to head the conspiracy. Given his lack of leadership, the conspiracy never stood a chance of succeeding.
Death
Şevkefza died on 17 September 1889 at the Çırağan Palace, Ortaköy, Istanbul, and was buried in the Mausoleum of the Imperial Ladies at the Yeni Mosque.
Titles and styles
- 1 August 1839 - 1849:
Devletlu İsmetlu Şevkefza Üçüncü Kadınefendi Hazretleri (Her Highness The Third Imperial Lady Consort Şevkefza) - 1849 - 25 June 1861:
Devletlu İsmetlu Şevkefza İkinci Kadınefendi Hazretleri (Her Highness The Second Imperial Lady Consort Şevkefza) - 30 May 1876 - 31 August 1876:
Devletlu İsmetlu Şevkefza Valide Sultan Aliyyetü'ş-Şan Hazretleri (Her Majesty The Empress Mother Şevkefza)
Ancestors and relatives of the Zaurum Family
Mehmet Bey and Cemile Hanım married and got two daughters:
- Şevkefza
- Laleru Hanım b.1822 in Poti d.1903 at Istanbul, married Ahmet Bey and got issue:
- Cemaleddin Bey (d.1924) married Hikmet Hanım and got issue:
- Hilmi Bey married Nihal Hanım and got Issue:
- Fikri Bey
- Necla Hanım
- Vecide Hanım
- Hilmi Bey married Nihal Hanım and got Issue:
- Zarife Hanım (d.1935) married Nureddin Bey and got Issue:
- Ferhamet Hanım (d.1966 at Istanbul), married Necdet Tok and got Issue:
- Kamile Hanım (b.1915)
- Ferhamet Hanım (d.1966 at Istanbul), married Necdet Tok and got Issue:
- Cemaleddin Bey (d.1924) married Hikmet Hanım and got issue:
See also
References
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- ↑ Turkish Historical Society XXXI. Türk Tarih Kurumu Osmanlı Tarihi Interaktif CD-ROM
- ↑ http://www.osmanli700.gen.tr/kesitler/anneleri.html
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- ↑ http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/womeninpower/Womeninpower1870.htm
Succession
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| Preceded by | Üçüncü Kadınefendi 1 August 1839 - 1849 |
Succeeded by Tirimüjgan Kadınefendi |
| Preceded by | İkinci Kadınefendi 1849 - 25 June 1861 |
Succeeded by Edadil Kadınefendi |
| Preceded by | Valide Sultan 30 May 1876 – 31 August 1876 |
Succeeded by Rahime Perestu Sultan |
