Rahime Perestu
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Rahîme Pirîstû (died 1904), was the spouse of Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid I
, and adoptive mother and Valide sultan
of Abdul Hamid II
. She was of Circassian descent, and the biological daughter of Gogen Gök Bey of The Ubuh Tribe
of Circassia
, Ottoman Empire
.
Rahîme Pirîstû acquired the title of Valide Sultan
to her adoptive son when the biological mother Tîr-î-Müjgan Kadınefendi
of Abdülhamid II had died twenty-three years before Sultan Abdülhamid II's accession to the Ottoman throne.
The name Perestû means peacock in Persian
. She became the spiritual mother of Caliph of Islam Ottoman Sultan Abdül Hamid II
Khan
and was given the position of Valide Sultan
by him. However, as previous valide sultans had given politically active women a bad name, she did not involve herself much in politics. She was the last Valide Sultan
of the Ottoman Empire. Her burial place is located at The tomb of Mihr-î-Şah Valide Sultan in Eyüp
, Istanbul
.
Abdülmecid I
Sultan Abdülmecid I, Abdul Mejid I, Abd-ul-Mejid I or Abd Al-Majid I Ghazi was the 31st Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and succeeded his father Mahmud II on July 2, 1839. His reign was notable for the rise of nationalist movements within the empire's territories...
, and adoptive mother and Valide sultan
Valide Sultan
Valide Sultan was the title held by the mother of a ruling Sultan in the Ottoman Empire. The Turkish pronunciation of the word Valide is . The title is sometimes translated as Queen Mother, although the position of Valide Sultan was quite different.The position was perhaps the most important...
of Abdul Hamid II
Abdul Hamid II
His Imperial Majesty, The Sultan Abdülhamid II, Emperor of the Ottomans, Caliph of the Faithful was the 34th sultan of the Ottoman Empire...
. She was of Circassian descent, and the biological daughter of Gogen Gök Bey of The Ubuh Tribe
Ubykh people
The Ubykh are a group who spoke the Northwest Caucasian Ubykh language, until other local languages displaced it and its last speaker died in 1992....
of Circassia
Circassia
Circassia was an independent mountainous country located in the Caucasus region of Eurasia and was the largest and most important country in the Caucasus. Circassia was located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea...
, Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
.
Rahîme Pirîstû acquired the title of Valide Sultan
Valide Sultan
Valide Sultan was the title held by the mother of a ruling Sultan in the Ottoman Empire. The Turkish pronunciation of the word Valide is . The title is sometimes translated as Queen Mother, although the position of Valide Sultan was quite different.The position was perhaps the most important...
to her adoptive son when the biological mother Tîr-î-Müjgan Kadınefendi
Tirimüjgan Sultan
Tîr-î-Müjgan Üçüncü Kadın Efendi was a Circassian – Armenian third spouse of Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid I.- Biography :...
of Abdülhamid II had died twenty-three years before Sultan Abdülhamid II's accession to the Ottoman throne.
The name Perestû means peacock in Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
. She became the spiritual mother of Caliph of Islam Ottoman Sultan Abdül Hamid II
Abdul Hamid II
His Imperial Majesty, The Sultan Abdülhamid II, Emperor of the Ottomans, Caliph of the Faithful was the 34th sultan of the Ottoman Empire...
Khan
Khan (title)
Khan is an originally Altaic and subsequently Central Asian title for a sovereign or military ruler, widely used by medieval nomadic Turko-Mongol tribes living to the north of China. 'Khan' is also seen as a title in the Xianbei confederation for their chief between 283 and 289...
and was given the position of Valide Sultan
Valide Sultan
Valide Sultan was the title held by the mother of a ruling Sultan in the Ottoman Empire. The Turkish pronunciation of the word Valide is . The title is sometimes translated as Queen Mother, although the position of Valide Sultan was quite different.The position was perhaps the most important...
by him. However, as previous valide sultans had given politically active women a bad name, she did not involve herself much in politics. She was the last Valide Sultan
Valide Sultan
Valide Sultan was the title held by the mother of a ruling Sultan in the Ottoman Empire. The Turkish pronunciation of the word Valide is . The title is sometimes translated as Queen Mother, although the position of Valide Sultan was quite different.The position was perhaps the most important...
of the Ottoman Empire. Her burial place is located at The tomb of Mihr-î-Şah Valide Sultan in Eyüp
Eyüp
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, Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
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