Gülbahar Hatun (wife of Mehmed II)
| Gülbahar Hatun کل بھار خاتون |
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| Valide-i macide Meliketü'l-Melikât Tâcü'l-mükerremât Fahrü'l-muazzamat Fatihetü'l-maeyâmin ve'l hayrat |
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The interior appearance of the tomb in Gülbahar's mausoleum at the Fatih Mosque, Istanbul.
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| Valide Hatun of the Ottoman Empire | |
| Tenure | 3 May 1481 – 1492 |
| Predecessor | Emine Hatun |
| Successor |
Hafsa Sultan (as Valide Sultan) |
| Born | Justine c. 1432 |
| Died | 1492 (aged 59–60) Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Burial | Fatih Mosque, Istanbul |
| Spouse | Mehmed the Conqueror |
| Issue |
Gevherhan Hatun Bayezid II |
| Religion | Sunni Islam , previously Greek Orthodoxy |
Gülbahar Hatun (c. 1432 – 1492) was the consort of Sultan Mehmed II, and mother of Sultan Bayezid II of the Ottoman Empire.
She married Sultan Mehmed II in 1446 at Manisa.
The Ottoman inscription (vakfiye) describes her as Hātun binti Abdullah (Daughter of Abdullah), which means that her father was possibly a convert to Islam. Emine Gülbahar Hatun was Albanian. According to Sabri Godo her birthname was Justine. Emine's father was an Albanian bey.
She was mother of "Gevher-Han Sultan", who married the son of Akkoyunlu Sultan Uzun Hasan, "Şâh-Zâde Uğurlu Damad Muhammed Mirza Paşa" in 1474, and the mother of Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II.
There are sorces that claim that Bayezid was the son of Mükrime Hatun. But, this is strange, because it would make Ayse Hatun, Bayezid II's first cousin. Also, the marriage of Mükrime Hatun took plakce two years after Bayezid was born and the whole arrangement was not to Mehmed's liking. While, Emine Gülbahar Hatun, is accepted as the real mother of Bayezid II.
Per custom, Gülbahar got the highest position as Valde Hatun in the imperial family after the sultan himself when her son, Bayezid II, ascended the throne in 1481 until her death in 1492. During her son's reign, she and the rest of the Imperial Family resided at the Old Palace (saray-ı atik) and were visited by the Sultan who on each visit used to pay his respect to his mother. In one case, Gülbahar complained of her son's rare visits and in a letter to her son wrote:
"My fortune, I miss you. Even if you don't miss me, I miss you ... Come and let me see you. My dear lord, if you are going on campaign soon, come once or twice at least so that I may see your fortune-favored face before you go. It's been forty days since I last saw you. My sultan, please forgive my boldness. Who else do I have beside you ... ?"
In 2012 film, Fetih 1453, Gülbahar was portrayed by Şahika Koldemir.
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