Nalandil Hanım


Nalandil Hanım was the fourteenth wife of Sultan Abdulmejid I of the Ottoman Empire.

Early life

Nalandil Hanım was born in 1829 in Anapa. She was a member of Ubykh princely family, Çipakue. Her father was Natıkhu Bey Çipakue. She had a sister named Terbiye Hanım.
She had been brought to Istanbul at a young age, where her father entrusted her to the imperial harem. Here her name according to the custom of the Ottoman court was changed to Nalandil.

Marriage

Nalandil Hanım married Abdulmejid in 1851. She was given the title of "Fourth Fortunate". On 7 December 1851, she gave birth to her first child, a daughter, Seniha Sultan in the Old Çırağan Palace. Seniha Sultan married Mahmud Celaleddin Pasha in 1876 and had two sons from this marriage. Her elder son was Prince Sabahaddin Bey, was one of the founders of the New Ottoman Society.
Towards the end 1852 she was elevated to the title of "Third Fortunate", and in 1853 she was elevated to the title of "Second Fortunate". On 20 March 1853, she gave birth to her second child, a son, Şehzade Mehmed Abdüssamed. The prince died at the age of two on 4 May 1855.
In 1854, she was elevated to title of "Senior Fortunate". On 2 March 1855, she gave birth to her third child, a daughter, Şehime Sultan in the Old Beylerbeyi Palace. The princess died at the age of one on 21 May 1856.

Death

After Abdulmejid's death in 1861, Nalandil settled in the Feriye Palace. She died in 1865, and was buried in the mausoleum of new ladies, New Mosque, Istanbul.

Issue

Nalandil Hanım and Abdulmejid had three children: