Nigar Hatun (Ottoman Turkish: نکار خاتون; lovely; died March 1503) was a consort of Sultan Bayezid II of the Ottoman Empire.
Nigar Hatun | |
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Died | March 1503 Antalya, Ottoman Empire |
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Spouse | Bayezid II |
Issue | Ayşe Sultan Sofu Fatma Sultan Şehzade Korkut |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Nigar entered in Bayezid's harem when Bayezid was still a prince, and the governor of Amasya. She gave birth to three children, a son, Şehzade Korkut in 1467 or in 1469,[1][2][3] and daughters, Fatma Sultan[4][5][6] and Ayşe Sultan.[7][full citation needed] With Korkud's birth, she acquired a greater status within the royal household.[8]
According to Turkish tradition, all princes were expected to work as provincial governors as a part of their training. Korkud was first appointed to Tire in 1483. The mother and son, along with his newly formed retinue were provisioned in Grand Vizier Ishak Pasha's palace.[9] Nigar's daily stipend consisted of 50 akçe (silver coin).[10] In late 1490s, she accompanied him to Manisa, [11] and then to Antalya in 1502.[12][1][6]
From Bayezid II, Nigar had two daughters and a son:
Nigar Hatun died in March[12] 1503,[14] and was buried in her own mausoleum, which she had built in 1502, just a year before her death at Yivliminare Mosque, Antalya.[15][16][6]
After her death, Korkud made an endowment in the memory of his mother in a small town named Istanos on the Teke Peninsula.[12] In 1509–10, her daughter Fatma, also made an endowment at Eşrefoğlu Rûmî for the sake of her soul.[17]