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Mehisti Hanım
Consort of Ottoman Caliph Abdulmejid II / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Mehisti, the title is Hanım, and there is no family name.
Mehisti Hanım (Ottoman Turkish: مہستی خانم, "moon's presence" or "moon's desire"; born Atiye Akalsba and called also Mehisti Kadın; 27 January 1892 – c. 1964) was the fourth consort of Abdulmejid II, the last Caliph of the Ottoman Caliphate.
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![]() "Beethoven in the Harem" by Abdulmejid II, 1915. Mehisti is thought to have been one of the two women listening with rapt attention.[1] | |||||
Born | Atiye Akalsba 27 January 1892 Adapazarı, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire | ||||
Died | c. 1964 (aged 71–72) London, England, United Kingdom | ||||
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Issue | Hatice Hayriye Ayşe Dürrüşehvar Sultan | ||||
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House | Akalsba (by birth) Ottoman (by marriage) | ||||
Father | Hacımaf Akalsba | ||||
Mother | Safiye Hanım | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
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