Adilşah Kadın


Adilşah Kadın was the fourth wife of Ottoman Sultan Mustafa III. She was the mother of two princesses.

Life

Adilşah was the consort of Mustafa III. She was given the title of 'Third Consort'. On 15 December 1765, she gave birth to her first child a daughter, Beyhan Sultan in the Topkapı Palace. Two years later, on 14 June 1768 she gave birth to her second child a daughter, Hatice Sultan in the Topkapı Palace. After the death of Mustafa in 1774, she and her daughters settled in the Old Palace.
She had two foundations in the VGM Archive, which are recorded in the book numbered K.171. In her original foundation, dated 1795, it is seen that she devoted the mosque she had built in Istanbul, determined the officers of the mosque, the services they will do and their wages. She also devoted three large farms and a plot of trees and buildings to constitute the income of the foundation. In the zeyl foundation, dated 1797, there are provisions regarding the reorganization of the foundation's trustees.
After her death, her daughter Beyhan Sultan built a school in the vicinity of Yeşilioğlu Palace, opposite of Hatice Sultan Palace in the memory of her mother. In 1805, Hatice Sultan built Adilşah Kadın Mosque, Şişehane Mosque in the memory of her mother.
The mosque was located in a large and embankment site surrounded by a uniform wall. On the other hand, the primary school in the name of Adilşah Kadın was on the opposite side of the courtyard in front of the Tekfur Palace, adjacent to the Şişehane, and was made of wood.

Death

Adilşah Kadın died on 19 December 1803 and was buried in Mustafa III Mausoleum, Laleli Mosque, Istanbul.

Issue

Together with Mustafa, Adilşah had two daughters: