Saliha Dilaşub Sultan

Saliha Dilaşub Sultan[1][a] (Ottoman Turkish: آشوب سلطان; "the devout one" and "queen bee's heart", died 3 January 1690), also known as Aşub Sultan or Aşube Sultan, was a consort of Ottoman Sultan Ibrahim and valide sultan to their son Suleiman II.[2]

Saliha Dilaşub Sultan
Sarcophagus of Saliha Dilaşub Sultan inside the Süleymaniye Mosque
Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Tenure8 November 1687 – 3 January 1690
Haseki Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
(Imperial Consort)
Tenure1642 – 12 August 1648
BornKatarina
c.1627
Serbia
Died3 January 1690
Edirne Palace, Edirne, Ottoman Empire
Burial
Süleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul
SpouseIbrahim
IssueSuleiman II
Names
Turkish: Saliha Dilaşub Sultan
Ottoman Turkish: آشوب سلطان
HouseOttoman (by marriage)

Life

She was of Serbian descent and her original name was Katarina.

She became the first concubine of Ibrahim after his rise at the throne and on 15 April 1642, gave birth to her only certain son, Şehzade Suleiman (the future Suleiman II) and she became the second Haseki after Turhan Sultan. During Ibrahim's reign her stipend consisted of 1,300 aspers a day.[3] He also gifted the incomes of Bolu Sanjak to her.[4] She was described as a simple-hearted woman of lively and cheerful character.[1]

After the deposition and death of Sultan Ibrahim in 1648, his eldest son, Mehmed IV, born by Turhan Sultan and only three months older of Saliha Dilaşub own son Suleiman, ascended the throne, after which Saliha Dilaşub settled in the Old Palace. This brought her thirty-nine years of imprisonment in the Old Palace.[5]

In 1652 the conflict between Mehmed's mother, Turhan Sultan, her mother-in-law, Kösem Sultan could have change her fortune in that she could become the Valide Sultan herself. Kösem was planning to kill her daughter-in-law and dethrone her grandson Sultan Mehmed with the help of some high officers in the yeniçeri corps, and to place Şehzade Suleiman, on the throne, because Kösem thought that him and his mother were more controllable. However, Meleki Hatun warned Turhan who managed to strangle her mother-in-law with the help of the eunuchs in the Harem in 1651. Saliha Dilaşub herself was spared from execution since she was not suspected in plotting against Turhan and her son Mehmed IV. [6][7]

In 1672–1673, she created an endowment at Istanbul.[8]

In 1687 Mehmed IV was deposed and the throne was overtaken by Suleiman II, the son of Saliha Dilaşub and she became the next valide sultan.[9]

In July 1688, she followed her son to Edirne, reuniting with him after 39 years of separation in which she was only allowed to see him twice a year, on the occasion of festive celebrations. Her son honored her with a splendid settlement procession and the awarding of a large number of precious jewels, including a pair of pearl and diamond earrings.[10]

Death
photograph of the mausoleum of Suleiman the Magnificent
Mausoleum of Suleiman the Magnificent in Süleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul.

She died in the Edirne Palace on 3 January 1690, having been ill and bedridden for a year. She was buried in the mausoleum of Suleiman the Magnificent in Süleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul.[10][5]

Issue

Together with Ibrahim, Saliha Dilaşub had only one certain son:

It is not known for sure if she had other children, but, if Saliha Dilaşub was indeed Ibrahim's first concubine, she was probably at least the mother of his eldest daughter as well:

  • In the 2010 Turkish historical film Mahpeyker: Kösem Sultan, Saliha Dilaşub Sultan is portrayed by Turkish actress Gökcan Gökmen.[11]
  • In the 2015 Turkish historical non-fiction TV series Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem, Saliha Dilaşub Sultan is portrayed by Turkish actress Ece Güzel.[12]

See also

Notes
  1. ^
    She is either called Saliha Dilaşub Sultan, Aşub Sultan or Aşube Sultan.[13]

References
  1. Uluçay 2011, p. 96.
  2. Peirce, Leslie (1993). The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire. Oxford University Press. p. 108. ISBN 0-19-508677-5.
  3. Thys-Şenocak, Lucienne (2006). Ottoman Women Builders: The Architectural Patronage of Hadice Turhan Sultan. Ashgate. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-754-63310-5.
  4. Resimli tarih mecmuasi. Iskit Yayinevi. 1956. p. 229.
  5. Uluçay 2011, p. 97.
  6. Akalin, Esin (October 11, 2016). Staging the Ottoman Turk: British Drama, 1656Ð1792. Columbia University Press. p. 225. ISBN 978-3-838-26919-1.
  7. Uluçay 2011, p. 96-7.
  8. Narodna biblioteka "Sv. sv. Kiril i Metodiĭ. Orientalski otdel, International Centre for Minority Studies and Intercultural Relations, Research Centre for Islamic History, Art, and Culture (2003). Inventory of Ottoman Turkish documents about Waqf preserved in the Oriental Department at the St. St. Cyril and Methodius National Library: Registers. Narodna biblioteka "Sv. sv. Kiril i Metodiĭ. pp. 116, 214.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 349-50.
  10. Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 350.
  11. Mahpeyker - Kösem Sultan (2010), retrieved 2019-10-07
  12. Muhtesem Yüzyil: Kösem (TV Series 2015–2017) Poster Muhtesem Yüzyil: Kösem (2015–2017), retrieved 2019-10-07
  13. Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 349.

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