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s. They had their own apartments within the harem, or sometimes isolated kiosks. In the nineteenth century, they had two rooms on the second floor of the palace, one facing the
Bosphorus Straits, and serving as a salon, and the other facing the palace gardens, and serving as a bedroom. They had their
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for one of the other places, the utmost care was taken to prevent them from being seen. They left the palace before sunrise, were driven through the palace grounds in curtained carriages, and covered with shawls. A long line of imperial carriages would be formed according to protocol. They embarked
190:). Sometimes she was invited to dine with the sultan, and when this happened in the early years of the Ottoman dynasty, she used to sit at a separate table. The sultans came to visit a
38:
towards the beginning of the seventeenth century. The title came into official usage at the end of the century, and remained in usage until the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
261:
s were subjected to the same law of inheritance as the other women in the harem. However, they were usually buried in places of honour. In the nineteenth century, if a
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s, although they might have more over a lifetime, because from time to time, one would die or be retired to the Old Palace, or were divorced. They were ranked as
267:
died, the laying out of the corpse and the wrapping in the winding sheet took place at the Topkapı Palace. The cloths and sashes laid over them were there. The
1332:
An
Ottoman protocol register:containing ceremonies from 1736 to 1808, BEO Sadaret defterleri 350 in the Prime Ministry Ottoman State Archives, Istanbul
205:
s were not permitted to receive outside visitors or to leave the palace except to accompany the sultan to another of his abodes. When they left
600:
1752:
838:
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The
Imperial Harem of the Sultans: Daily Life at the Çırağan Palace During the 19th Century : Memoirs of Leyla (Saz) Hanımefendi
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s who had not borne a child, or who had born a child who had died, was married to a statesman. The others retired to the Old Palace.
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1703:
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1377:
1339:
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from Yalı Köşkü in boats where they were seated in enclosures. The whole convoy was closely guard by other boats. The
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23:
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received an allowance from the state according to her rank. In the eighteenth century the senior
768:
1307:İstanbul su külliyâtı: İstanbul şer'iyye sicilleri : Mâ-i Lezîz defterleri 6 (1806-1813)
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s were allocated allowance according to their ranks. In the nineteenth century it was 20,000
1237:
Conversion to Islam in the
Balkans:Kisve Bahas ̧petitions and Ottoman Social Life, 1670-1730
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8:
969:
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was a titled consort, and recognised as such by the Sultan. The sultans usually had four
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1699:
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1335:
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1624:
Life after the Harem: Female Palace Slaves, Patronage and the
Imperial Ottoman Court
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803:
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XIII. Türk Tarih
Kongresi:Ankara, 4-8 Ekim 1999. 3. cilt, II. kısım, Volumes 2-3
859:
35:
1584:. Historical Research Foundation, Istanbul Research Center. 1988. p. 33.
1736:
1687:
1037:
1032:
1027:
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106:, fourth consort), and so on, in order of their elevation to that position.
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Concubine, the Princess, and the Teacher: Voices from the Ottoman Harem
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Ottoman Empire in the Reign of Süleyman the Magnificent, Volume 1
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s if one of them died, or was divorced. If a vacancy arose among the
924:
432:
1358:. Maarif Vekâleti, Türk Kültür Eserleri Bürosu. 1944. p. 35.
1207:
Padişahım çok yaşa!:Osmanlı devletinin son yüz yılında merasimler
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935:
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842:
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s were allowed to join Friday mosque processions if they wished.
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Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire
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1042:
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were deceased, authority over the harem devolved to the senior
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1022:
1444:
1055:
1538:
1393:
1391:
1389:
1334:. Ottoman Bank Archive and Research Centre. p. 192.
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that ranked below her advanced one step in rank. The
30:) was the title given to the imperial consort of the
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Ottoman Lady: A Social History from 1718 to 1918
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196:, namely, if she was sick, or if she had children.
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1372:. Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi. 2002. p. 1076.
1154:
1107:
1734:
288:, a position appointed by the monarch for life.
1309:. İstanbul Araştırmaları Merkezi. p. 149.
339:status. Upon the death of a sultan, any of his
1282:Abdülmecid Efendi, Ottoman Prince and Painter
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1018:List of Ottoman titles and appellations
315:s, could only take the position of the
160:
145:('gracious'), and the suffix titles of
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1712:
1686:
1604:
1508:
1450:
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1403:
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1234:
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1187:
1148:
1129:
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1061:
1644:
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1556:
1544:
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1426:
1193:
1160:
1118:
1270:
974:
936:
901:
871:
843:
808:
773:
738:
708:
685:
664:
611:
537:
510:
477:
442:
409:
376:
115:s usually held the prefix titles of
27:
1124:
1085:
41:
13:
1753:Concubines from the Ottoman Empire
1414:The Contemporary Review, Volume 70
139:('prosperous', 'felicitous'), and
14:
1769:
1235:Minkov, Anton (January 1, 2004).
1093:. Peva Publications. p. 31.
1416:. A. Strahan. 1896. p. 791.
1715:Ottoman Women: Myth and Reality
1664:Brookes, Douglas Scott (2010).
1574:
1362:
1348:
1323:
1298:
1209:. Kitap Yayınevi. p. 223.
1649:. Greenwood Publishing Group.
1280:Şerifoğlu, Ömer Faruk (2004).
1079:
1:
1048:
171:s were chosen from among the
121:('illustrious', 'highness'),
1266:. Mouton. 1997. p. 142.
1239:. BRILL. pp. 132, 177.
1138:. Cem Yayınevi. p. 165.
1002:
999:
989:
979:
968:
961:
958:
948:
941:
930:
923:
920:
913:
906:
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876:
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848:
837:
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454:
447:
438:
431:
428:
421:
414:
405:
398:
395:
388:
381:
372:
362:Ceased to be senior consort
7:
1330:Karateke, Hakan T. (2007).
1205:Karateke, Hakan T. (2004).
1011:
10:
1774:
1628:Cambridge University Press
1614:
1136:Türkiyeʼde kadın, Volume 3
1076:, pp. 118, 312 n. 73.
1670:University of Texas Press
993:husband's deposition and
952:husband's deposition and
486:after husband's ascension
983:husband's proclaimed as
309:s, who ranked below the
178:personal servants. Each
133:('honest', 'virtuous'),
1717:. Light, Incorporated.
1696:Oxford University Press
349:List of senior consorts
273:s received two sashes.
1134:Tuğlacı, Pars (1985).
880:fellow consort's death
717:fellow consort's death
694:fellow consort's death
673:fellow consort's death
589:fellow consort's death
547:fellow consort's death
359:Became senior consort
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186:
184:had her 'night turn' (
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151:('her ladyship'), and
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129:
123:
117:
111:
102:
96:
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84:
78:
72:
66:
60:
54:
48:
1713:Sancar, Asli (2007).
1645:Davis, Fanny (1986).
1305:Kal'a, Ahmet (1997).
237:(piasters), or 5,000
1453:, pp. 130, 135.
1264:Archivum Ottomanicum
1064:, p. 312 n. 73.
887:husband's deposition
824:husband's deposition
789:husband's deposition
627:husband's deposition
596:husband's deposition
392:husband's abdication
291:Upon the death of a
161:Status and promotion
1547:, p. 26 n. 57.
1284:. YKY. p. 60.
995:caliphate abolished
945:husband's ascension
910:husband's ascension
852:husband's ascension
817:husband's ascension
782:husband's ascension
747:husband's ascension
647:husband's ascension
620:husband's ascension
569:husband's ascension
519:husband's ascension
451:husband's ascension
418:husband's ascension
385:husband's ascension
82:, second consort),
70:, senior consort),
758:22 September 1879
243:, while the other
127:('the virtuous'),
94:, third consort),
1724:978-1-597-84115-3
1705:978-0-195-08677-5
1688:Peirce, Leslie P.
1679:978-0-292-78335-5
1656:978-0-313-24811-5
1637:978-1-108-48836-5
1591:978-9-751-70064-3
1379:978-9-751-61594-7
1341:978-9-944-73102-7
1316:978-9-758-21592-8
1291:978-9-750-80883-8
1246:978-9-004-13576-5
1216:978-9-758-70461-3
1100:978-975-7239-00-0
1009:
1008:
877:16 September 1895
728:25 December 1855
415:20 September 1730
389:20 September 1730
1765:
1758:Slave concubines
1728:
1709:
1683:
1660:
1641:
1608:
1602:
1596:
1595:
1578:
1572:
1566:
1560:
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1518:
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1418:
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1202:
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1185:
1179:
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1164:
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1146:
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1139:
1131:
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1116:
1105:
1104:
1083:
1077:
1071:
1065:
1059:
980:19 November 1922
977:
976:
954:empire abolished
939:
938:
904:
903:
891:6 February 1930
874:
873:
867:Bedrifelek Kadın
856:7 February 1895
846:
845:
811:
810:
793:4 December 1895
776:
775:
741:
740:
734:Servetseza Kadın
711:
710:
688:
687:
667:
666:
614:
613:
602:
540:
539:
513:
512:
497:16 October 1805
480:
479:
448:13 December 1754
445:
444:
422:13 December 1754
412:
411:
379:
378:
373:Emetullah Kadın
353:
352:
344:
338:
333:was moved up to
332:
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314:
308:
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296:
287:
272:
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42:Ranks and titles
29:
1773:
1772:
1768:
1767:
1766:
1764:
1763:
1762:
1733:
1732:
1731:
1725:
1706:
1680:
1657:
1638:
1617:
1612:
1611:
1603:
1599:
1592:
1580:
1579:
1575:
1567:
1563:
1555:
1551:
1543:
1539:
1531:
1527:
1519:
1515:
1507:
1503:
1495:
1486:
1478:
1474:
1466:
1457:
1449:
1445:
1437:
1433:
1425:
1421:
1412:
1411:
1404:
1396:
1387:
1380:
1368:
1367:
1363:
1354:
1353:
1349:
1342:
1328:
1324:
1317:
1303:
1299:
1292:
1278:
1271:
1262:
1261:
1254:
1247:
1233:
1224:
1217:
1203:
1194:
1186:
1182:
1174:
1167:
1159:
1155:
1147:
1143:
1132:
1125:
1117:
1108:
1101:
1084:
1080:
1072:
1068:
1060:
1056:
1051:
1014:
991:
981:
972:
950:
949:1 November 1922
943:
934:
917:husband's death
915:
908:
899:
885:
884:21 January 1909
878:
869:
850:
841:
822:
815:
806:
787:
780:
771:
754:husband's death
752:
745:
736:
724:husband's death
722:
715:
706:
692:
683:
682:Kamerfer Kadın
671:
662:
645:
625:
618:
609:
608:Şevkinur Kadın
594:
587:
567:
554:husband's death
552:
545:
534:
517:
516:21 January 1774
508:
493:husband's death
491:
490:21 January 1774
484:
475:
473:Mihrişah Sultan
458:husband's death
456:
455:30 October 1757
449:
440:
425:husband's death
423:
416:
410:عالی جناب قادین
407:
406:Alicenab Kadın
390:
383:
374:
351:
163:
44:
24:Ottoman Turkish
17:
16:Honorific title
12:
11:
5:
1771:
1761:
1760:
1755:
1750:
1745:
1743:Ottoman titles
1730:
1729:
1723:
1710:
1704:
1684:
1678:
1661:
1655:
1642:
1636:
1618:
1616:
1613:
1610:
1609:
1607:, p. 115.
1597:
1590:
1573:
1571:, p. 169.
1561:
1549:
1537:
1525:
1523:, p. 176.
1513:
1511:, p. 121.
1501:
1484:
1472:
1455:
1443:
1441:, p. 120.
1431:
1419:
1402:
1400:, p. 231.
1385:
1378:
1361:
1347:
1340:
1322:
1315:
1297:
1290:
1269:
1252:
1245:
1222:
1215:
1192:
1190:, p. 102.
1180:
1165:
1153:
1151:, p. 108.
1141:
1123:
1106:
1099:
1078:
1066:
1053:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1046:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1013:
1010:
1007:
1006:
1001:
998:
988:
978:
970:Şehsuvar Hanım
966:
965:
960:
957:
947:
940:
937:نازك ادا قادین
932:Nazikeda Kadın
928:
927:
922:
921:30 April 1921
919:
912:
905:
893:
892:
889:
882:
875:
863:
862:
860:Abdul Hamid II
857:
854:
847:
844:نازك ادا قادین
839:Nazikeda Kadın
835:
834:
829:
826:
821:31 August 1876
819:
812:
800:
799:
794:
791:
784:
777:
769:Dürrünev Kadın
765:
764:
759:
756:
749:
742:
739:ثروت سزا قادین
730:
729:
726:
719:
712:
704:Nevfidan Kadın
700:
699:
696:
689:
679:
678:
675:
668:
661:Dilseza Kadın
658:
657:
652:
651:20 April 1809
649:
642:
638:
637:
632:
629:
622:
615:
605:
604:
598:
591:
584:
580:
579:
574:
571:
564:
563:Safizar Kadın
560:
559:
556:
549:
542:
530:
529:
524:
521:
514:
504:
503:
498:
495:
488:
481:
469:
468:
463:
460:
453:
446:
436:
435:
430:
427:
420:
413:
403:
402:
397:
394:
387:
380:
377:امت اللہ قادین
370:
369:
366:
363:
360:
357:
350:
347:
327:s, the senior
231:was given ten
207:Topkapı Palace
162:
159:
157:('highness').
97:dördüncü kadın
43:
40:
36:Ottoman Empire
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1770:
1759:
1756:
1754:
1751:
1749:
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1738:
1726:
1720:
1716:
1711:
1707:
1701:
1697:
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1685:
1681:
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1667:
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1648:
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1625:
1620:
1619:
1606:
1601:
1593:
1587:
1583:
1577:
1570:
1565:
1558:
1553:
1546:
1541:
1534:
1529:
1522:
1517:
1510:
1505:
1498:
1493:
1491:
1489:
1481:
1476:
1469:
1464:
1462:
1460:
1452:
1447:
1440:
1435:
1429:, p. 48.
1428:
1423:
1415:
1409:
1407:
1399:
1394:
1392:
1390:
1381:
1375:
1371:
1365:
1357:
1351:
1343:
1337:
1333:
1326:
1318:
1312:
1308:
1301:
1293:
1287:
1283:
1276:
1274:
1265:
1259:
1257:
1248:
1242:
1238:
1231:
1229:
1227:
1218:
1212:
1208:
1201:
1199:
1197:
1189:
1184:
1177:
1172:
1170:
1163:, p. 42.
1162:
1157:
1150:
1145:
1137:
1130:
1128:
1120:
1115:
1113:
1111:
1102:
1096:
1092:
1088:
1082:
1075:
1070:
1063:
1058:
1054:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1038:Valide Sultan
1036:
1034:
1033:Ikbal (title)
1031:
1029:
1028:Haseki Sultan
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1015:
1005:
1004:Abdulmejid II
997:
996:
987:
986:
971:
967:
964:
959:4 April 1941
956:
955:
946:
933:
929:
926:
918:
911:
907:27 April 1909
898:
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902:کامورس قادین
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816:
788:
781:
779:25 June 1861
762:Abdulmejid I
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751:25 June 1861
746:
723:
716:
709:نوفدان قادین
693:
672:
665:دل سزا قادین
646:
644:28 July 1808
626:
624:28 July 1808
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595:
588:
573:30 May 1792
568:
566:7 April 1789
553:
551:7 April 1789
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533:Ruhşah Kadın
518:
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478:مہرشاہ سلطان
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187:nöbet gecesi
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85:üçüncü kadın
73:ikinci kadın
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1748:Concubinage
1605:Sancar 2007
1509:Sancar 2007
1451:Peirce 1993
1439:Sancar 2007
1188:Sancar 2007
1149:Peirce 1993
1074:Peirce 1993
1062:Peirce 1993
975:شہسوار خانم
942:3 July 1918
914:3 July 1918
814:30 May 1876
786:30 May 1876
744:2 July 1839
721:1 July 1839
686:قمرفر قادین
617:29 May 1807
593:29 May 1807
586:30 May 1792
538:رخشاہ قادین
511:عائشہ قادین
507:Ayşe Kadın
501:Mustafa III
148:kadınefendi
1737:Categories
1557:Davis 1986
1545:Davis 1986
1533:Davis 1986
1497:Davis 1986
1480:Davis 1986
1468:Davis 1986
1427:Argit 2020
1161:Argit 2020
1119:Davis 1986
1087:Saz, Leylâ
1049:References
809:محبہ قادین
774:درنو قادین
635:Mustafa IV
443:لیلی قادین
154:hazretleri
963:Mehmed VI
797:Abdulaziz
677:May 1816
655:Mahmud II
577:Selim III
466:Osman III
400:Ahmed III
61:baş kadın
1690:(1993).
1089:(1994).
1012:See also
925:Mehmed V
691:May 1816
641:Unnamed
603:1858-59
583:Unnamed
433:Mahmud I
429:Unknown
142:inayetlü
136:saadetlü
118:devletlü
100:(fourth
76:(second
64:(senior
1615:Sources
832:Murad V
368:Spouse
297:, each
276:If the
174:gedikli
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365:Death
255:. The
32:Sultan
1023:Hatun
1000:1945
828:1936
698:1823
631:1812
558:1807
523:1775
462:1794
396:1732
356:Name
342:kadın
336:kadın
330:ikbal
324:kadın
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28:قادین
20:Kadın
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