Zeynep Sultan

Zeynep Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: زینب سلطان‎; c. 1715 – 25 March 1774) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Sultan Ahmed III.

Zeynep Sultan
Born	c. 1715 Topkapı Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (present day Istanbul, Turkey)
Died	25 March 1774 (aged 58–59) Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Burial	Zeynep Sultan Mosque, Eminönü, Istanbul
Spouse	Sinek Mustafa Pasha ​ ​ (m. 1728; died 1764)​ Melek Mehmed Pasha ​ (m. 1765)​
Dynasty	Ottoman
Father	Ahmed III
Religion	Sunni Islam

Birth

Zeynep Sultan was born in 1715 in the Topkapı Palace. Her father was Sultan Ahmed III.[1]

First marriage

In 1728, Zeynep Sultan married (Küçük) Sinek Mustafa Pasha,[2] the nephew of the grand vezir Nevşehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha, and the second head of the royal stables at the time. The wedding ceremony took place at the Topkapı Palace. On 8 December Zeynep's trousseau was sent to her palace known as Kıbleli Palace and the next day the wedding procession took place.[3][4]

Second marriage

After the death of Mustafa Pasha in 1764, Zeynep Sultan in 1765 married Melek Mehmed Pasha, who had previously served as the grand admiral of the Ottoman fleet, during the reign of her half-brother Mustafa III. Melek Mehmed Pasha served as the Admiral of the Fleet for two times and was made grand vizier in 1792.[5][6]

Charities

In 1769, Zeynep Sultan endowed a mosque at Eminönü known as "Ruh-i Sultaniye Mosque". A school and a fountain build near the mosque is also part of the foundation.[5][7] Today it is called Zeynep Sultan Mosque.[8][9]

Death

Zeynep Sultan died on 25 March 1774[6] and was buried in her own mosque located at Eminönü.[10]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Zeynep Sultan
16. Ahmed I 8. Ibrahim 17. Kösem Sultan 4. Mehmed IV 9. Turhan Sultan 2. Ahmed III 5. Gülnuş Sultan 1. Zeynep Sultan 3. Unknown consort

References

1. Kurşun, Zekeriya (2005). Üsküdar Sempozyumu II, 12-13 Mart 2004: bildiriler, Volume 1. Üsküdar Belediyesi. p. 198. ISBN 978-9-759-20195-1.
2. Uluçay 2011, p. 133.
3. Duindam, Jeroen; Artan, Tülay; Kunt, Metin (August 11, 2011). Royal Courts in Dynastic States and Empires: A Global Perspective. BRILL. pp. 362, 363 n. 49. ISBN 978-9-004-20622-9.
4. Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 439.
5. Uluçay 2011, p. 134.
6. Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 440.
7. Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 440-1.
8. Sumner-Boyd, Hilary; Freely, John (November 30, 2009). Strolling Through Istanbul: The Classic Guide to the City. Tauris Parke Paperbacks. ISBN 978-0-857-73005-3.
9. "ZEYNEB SULTAN KÜLLİYESİ İstanbul Eminönü'nde XVIII. yüzyılın ikinci yarısında inşa edilen külliye". İslam Ansiklopedisi. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
10. Uluçay 2011, p. 135.

Sources

• Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu mülkün kadın sultanları: Vâlide sultanlar, hâtunlar, hasekiler, kadınefendiler, sultanefendiler. Oğlak Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-9-753-29623-6.
• Uluçay, Mustafa Çağatay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ankara: Ötüken. ISBN 978-9-754-37840-5.