Rabia Bala Hatun

Râbi'a Bâlâ Hâtun (Ottoman Turkish: رابعه بالا خاتون; died January 1324 birth name Rabia) was the wife of Ottoman Sultan Osman I.[2][3] She was the daughter of the famous Sheikh Edebali and the mother of Alaeddin Pasha of the Ottoman Empire. Her identity is often confused with the mother of Orhan Bey, Malhun Hatun although they are often speculated to be the same person.[4]

Not to be confused with Malhun Hatun.
Râbia Bâlâ Hâtun
The Tomb of Rabia Bala Hatun located in Bilecik, Turkey
Bornc.1257
Turkey
DiedJanuary 1324
Söğüt, Turkey
Burial
Tomb of Sheikh Edebali, Bilecik, Turkey
SpouseOsman I
IssueAlâeddîn Paşa
FatherSheikh Edebali[1]
ReligionSunni Islam
The husband of "Rābi'ā Bālā Khātun", Osman Gazi.

Names

Edebali's daughter is called by different names in the sources, Rabia and Bala, suggesting that these may have been the names of other wives. Sheikh Edebali's daughter is referred to as "Rabia" in the history of Uric, and as "Malhun" in those of Aşıkpaşazade and Neşri.

Marriage to Osman

The marriage of Osman and Rabia Bala Hatun was believed to have occurred in 1289. From the central government records regarding the property she received at the time of her marriage; the village of Kozağaç in the district of Bilecik, where the dervish hospice of her father was located. Her father Sheikh Edebali was an influential religious leader in the Ottoman territories.

Death and burial

She died in 1324. Although she preceded her husband, Osman, she was buried with her father in Bilecik.

Main article: Bala Hatun (fictional character)

In the 2019 Turkish historical fiction TV series Kuruluş: Osman, Bala Hatun is portrayed by Turkish actress Özge Törer.[5][6][7]

See also

Further reading
  • Peirce, Leslie P., The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire, Oxford University Press, 1993, ISBN 0-19-508677-5 (paperback).
  • Bahadıroğlu, Yavuz, "Resimli Osmanlı Tarihi, Nesil Yayınları" (Ottoman History with Illustrations, Nesil Publications) 15th Ed., 2009, ISBN 978-975-269-299-2 (Hardcover).

References
  1. Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu mülkün kadın sultanları: Vâlide sultanlar, hâtunlar, hasekiler, kadınefendiler, sultanefendiler. Oğlak Publications. p. 34. ISBN 978-9-753-29623-6..
  2. Singh, Penelope. "Legendary Facts About Osman I, Father of the Ottoman Empire". factinate.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  3. Akram, Uzair. "Real History of Bala Hatun in Kurulus Osman Season". historicales.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. Ahmed Akgündüz, Said Öztürk (2011). Ottoman History: Misperceptions and Truths. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-9-090-26108-9.
  5. "Özge Törer kimdir, kaç yaşında? Kuruluş Osman dizisinin Bala Hatun'u…".
  6. "Bala Hatun kimdir? Kuruluş Osman Bala Hatun'u kim oynuyor, Özge Törer nereli, kaç yaşında?". Milliyet.
  7. "Kuruluş Osman Bala Hatun kimdir, gerçek adı ne? Özge Törer hangi dizilerde oynadı?". CNN Türk.
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