Gülistü Kadin, called also Gülüstü Kadin, Gülistu Hanim or Gülüstu Hanim (; ; "garden rose"; born Princess Fatma Chachba; 1830 - 1861) was a consort of Sultan Abdulmejid I, and the mother of Sultan Mehmed VI, the last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
Life Born as Fatma Chachba, Gülistü Kadin was a member of an Abkhazian princely family. Her father was Prince Tahir Bey Chachba. She was a relative of Kelesh Ahmed-Bey Shervashidze, the head of state of the Principality of Abkhazia. She was described as a tall woman.
Gülistü married Abdulmejid in 1854, and was given the title of "Fourth Ikbal", and, in 1860, of "Fourth Kadın". On 26 February 1855, she give birth to twin daughters, Zekiye and Fehime Sultan. On 30 July 1856, she gave birth to her third child, a daughter, Mediha Sultan. Five years later on 14 January 1861, she gave birth to her fourth child, a son, Şehzade Mehmed Vahideddin (future Mehmed VI). She was the favorite daughter-in-law of Bezmiâlem Sultan.
Death She died in 1861, shortly after the birth of her last child. She was buried in her own mausoleum located in Fatih Mosque, Fatih, Constantinople.
After her death, her daughter Mediha Sultan was entrusted to the care of Verdicenan Kadın, and her son Mehmed was entrusted to the care of Şayeste Hanım.
Having died before her son ascended the throne, she was never Valide sultan.
Issue Name Birth Death Notes Zekiye Sultan 26 February 1855 19 February 1856 Twin sister of Fehime, buried in Tomb of Gülistü Kadin Fehime Sultan 26 February 1855 10 November 1856 Twin sister of Zekiye, buried in Tomb of Gülistü Kadin Mediha Sultan 30 July 1856 7 November 1928 Married twice, and had issue, a son Mehmed VI Vahideddin 14 January 1861 16 May 1926 36th and last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
In literature Gülistü is a character in Hıfzı Topuz's historical novel Abdülmecit: İmparatorluk Çökerken Sarayda 22 Yıl: Roman (2009).
See also Ikbal (title) Ottoman Imperial Harem List of consorts of the Ottoman sultans
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