Malhun Hatun

Malhun Hatun (also called Mal Hatun; d. November 1326)[4][5] was the first wife of Osman I,[6][7][8] the leader of the Ottoman Turks and the founder of the dynasty that established and ruled the Ottoman Empire. She was the mother of Sultan Orhan.[9]

Not to be confused with Rabia Bala Hatun.
In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Malhun, the title is Hatun, and there is no family name.
Malhun
Hatun
Statue of Malhun Hatun in Eskişehir, Turkey
Born13th century
Anatolia
DiedNovember 1326
Söğüt, Anatolia
SpouseOsman I
Issue
FatherÖmer Bey[3] (disputed)
Sheikh Edebali (disputed)
Ömer Abdülaziz Bey (disputed)
ReligionIslam

Biography

It has been recognised by many historians that she was the daughter of the Anatolian Turkish Bey, Ömer Bey,[3] although there had been many speculations that she was the daughter of Sheikh Edebali. Other sources say that she was the daughter of Ömer Abdülaziz Bey, Seljuk Vizier of Anatolia.[9]

The 1324 endowment deed for a Dervish Monastery built by Sultan Orhan suggests that his mother was not, as popular historical tradition maintains, Edebali's daughter but rather Mal Hatun, the daughter of one "Umar Bey or Ömer Bey". The title "Bey", used by the princely dynasties of Anatolia, suggests that Mal Hatun's father was a person of some status and authority. One possibility is that he was the eponymous ruler of an "Amouri" (Umeri) Principality, which was located northeast of the emerging Ottoman State and disappeared in the late 13th or the early 14th century.

The Amouri are described by the Byzantine historian George Pachymeres, who says that a son of Umar fought with Osman in one of his first raids against local Byzantine lords (the victory of Baphaion). The Ottomans, according to Pachymeres, went on to assume the role played by Amouri until their demise as the principal aggressor against the Byzantines in the northwest Anatolia. If Pachymeres's report is correct, the timing and the political context are appropriate for a marriage between Osman and 'Umar Bey's daughter. [10]

Main article: Malhun Hatun (fictional character)

Yıldız Çağrı Atiksoy appears as Malhun Hatun in the Turkish TV series Kuruluş: Osman.[11]

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. Lowry, Heath (2003). The Nature of the Early Ottoman State. SUNY Press. p. 153.
  2. Feridun Emecen (1988–2016). "Mal Hatun". TDV Encyclopedia of Islam (44+2 vols.) (in Turkish). Istanbul: Turkiye Diyanet Foundation, Centre for Islamic Studies.
  3. Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu mülkün kadın sultanları: Vâlide sultanlar, hâtunlar, hasekiler, kadınefendiler, sultanefendiler. Oğlak Publications. p. 29. ISBN 978-9-753-29623-6..
  4. "Malhun Hatun kimdir, kaç yaşında ve ne zaman öldü, çocukları var mı? İşte Malhun Hatun hayatı ve tarihteki yeri!".
  5. "Malhun Hatun kimdir, nasıl öldü? Malhun Hatun'un çocuğu var mı? İşte Osman Gazi'nin eşi Malhun Hatun'un tarihi hayatı".
  6. Singh, Penelope (20 July 2019). "Legendary Facts About Osman I, Father of the Ottoman Empire". factinate.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  7. "Osman Bey Malhunla Ne Zaman Evlendi? Osman Bey Malhun Hatun İle Nasıl Tanıştı?". mardinlife.com (in Turkish). 23 February 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  8. Akram, Uzair. "Real History of Bala Hatun in Kurulus Osman Season". historicales.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  9. "Consorts Of Ottoman Sultans (in Turkish)". Ottoman Web Page.
  10. Leslie P., Peirce (1993). "Wives and Concubines: Toward Concubinage". The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 55. ISBN 978-0-19-508677-5.
  11. "Kuruluş Osman kadrosuna bomba transfer - atv". @atvcomtr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-02-13.


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