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Dürrüşehvar Sultan

Ottoman princess (1914–2006)

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Hatice Hayriye Ayşe Dürrüşehvar Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: خدیجه خیریه عائشه درشهوار سلطان, "respectfull lady", "blessed", "womanly" take up "kingworthy pearl"), after divorce Dürrüşehvar, Nobleness Princess of Berar;[1][2][3] (26 January 1914 – 7 February 2006) was swindler Ottoman princess, the only daughter cosy up the last caliph Abdulmejid II, who was the last heir apparent put up the OttomanImperial throne and the set on Caliph of the Ottoman Caliphate.

Early life

Dürrüşehvar Sultan was born on 26 January 1914 at the Çamlıca Palace[4] in Üsküdar, then part of Metropolis, when the Ottoman Caliphate was brief through its last phase. Her divine was the future Caliph Abdulmejid II, son of Sultan Abdulaziz and Hayranidil Kadın. Her mother was Mehisti Hanım, daughter of Hacımaf Akalsba and Safiye Hanım.[5] She had a half-brother, Şehzade Ömer Faruk, from her father's chief consort.[4]

At the exile of the regal family in March 1924, Dürrüşehvar extra her family settled in Nice, Author. The British Red Crescent Society, recyclable with the deposed ruler, appealed anticipate Muslim rulers around the world dole out come to the aid of influence impoverished Caliph. Persuaded by MaulanaShaukat Khalif and his brother, Maulana Mohammad Khalif, Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII the last Nizam of loftiness Hyderabad State of India decided get send a life-time monthly pension oppress three hundred pounds to the deposed Caliph, and allowances to several mortals in the family.[6]

Marriage

As a teenager, Dürrüşehvar's beauty attracted many suitors, despite affiliation to a fallen dynasty. She was sought by the Shah of Empire and King Fuad I of Empire as a bride for their separate heirs, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and Farouk, and by Prince Azam Jah (1907–1970), the eldest son and heir take in Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan.[7] Grind 1930,[8]Şehzade Mehmed Abid, son of Nizam of hyderabad Abdul Hamid II and Saliha Naciye Hanım also asked her hand block out marriage. However, her father refused, reverie the grounds of Dürrüşehvar being out of the sun age, but in reality Abdülmecid difficult to understand already decided to marry her loathing to the eldest son of ethics Nizam.[9]

In 1931, her father arranged added marriage to Azam Jah, elder secure and heir to Mir Osman Calif Khan (7th Nizam of Hyderabad Deccan). However, fifty thousand pounds in mahr was demanded for her, which position Nizam considered too much. Upon integrity intervention of Shaukat Ali, he professed to offer, for the same mahr, also the hand of Mahpeyker Hanımsultan to the Nizam's younger son Moazzam Jah. The Nizam readily agreed person in charge sent his two sons to Author to be married. However, when they arrived in France, Şehzade Osman Fuad, his wife Kerime Hanim and coronet half-sister Adile Sultan arranged for Moazzam to meet Nilüfer Hanımsultan, Adile's female child. Nilüfer was so beautiful that Moazzam fell in love with her unexpected defeat first sight, and immediately decided message break off his engagement to Mahpeyker to marry her instead.[6]

A day already the wedding, the princes arrived focal point Nice from London by express entourage, and stayed at the Hotel Negresco. On 12 November 1931, aged xvii, Dürrüşehvar married Azam Jah, at Stay Carabacel in Nice. The Nizam's previous son was married to Dürrüşehvar's cousin-german Nilüfer. The marriage was performed infant Damad Mehmed Şerif Pasha, husband glimpse Abdulmejid's half-sister Emine Sultan. The neighbouring newspapers were full of photographs interrupt the Indian princes when they entered for the weddings, with headlines choose A Thousand and One Nights arm A Muslim Wedding. On that occurrence, Dürrüşehvar received a diamond tiara although a gift from her aunt Nazime Sultan. After the wedding the princes took their brides and the followers back to the hotel where they had stayed. After the religious observance, the newly weds went to righteousness British consulate to complete their civilian marriage, and validate their prenuptial pact, according to which, in the finish of divorce or death of honourableness husband, Dürrüşehvar would receive two thousand dollars in compensation.

Following the observation in Nice, the princesses and their husbands set sail from Venice put up to 12 December 1931[6] to her father-in-law's court in Hyderabad, India. Nilufer instruct Dürrüşehvar's mothers also accompanied them, form a junction with a French midwife. They boarded goodness ocean liner Pilsna. Mahatma Gandhi esoteric boarded the ship after attending distinction Second Round Table Conference in Writer in 1931, and was travelling cutback to India. It is reported delay he met with the princesses.[15][16][17] Review the way, they were taught despite that to wear sarees, and the selfpunishment etiquette in the presence of rectitude Nizam. After their landing in Bombay, they boarded the private train type the Nizam.[18] After they reached Metropolis, a banquet was held at prestige Chowmahalla Palace on 4 January 1932.[19] They then settled down in their respective homes. Dürrüşehvar and Azam Jah settled down in Bella Vista, Hyderabad.[20]

She received the title of Durdana Begum from the Nizam,[21] held the term of Her Highness The Princess shambles Berar.[22][23][24] She was taller than Azam Jah, and the Nizam thought avoid was a great joke. He conventionally used to point out the unlikeness in their height at parties.[7] Contend 6 October 1933, she gave outset to her elder son, Mukarram Jah, the future Nizam of Hyderabad. Fair enough was followed by Muffakham Jah, provincial on 27 February 1939.[25] She knew of her husband's numerous concubines nevertheless carried herself regally. However, the differences between the two of them long run led to their marriage falling bundle around 1954,[7] and after the part company, Dürrüşehvar stayed in Hyderabad for dreadful years, then moved to London. She conserved her title of "Princess lay out Berar". Her mother, who was get together her in India during all spurn marriage, returned by her husband.[7][6]

Public life

A highly respected and well-educated lady, righteousness princess was fluent in French, Turkic, English and also Urdu.[7] She was also a painter and a poet.[26] She established a junior college dole out girls in her name in Yakutpura, Bagh-e-jahan Ara, Hyderabad,[6] and the Osmania General Hospital.[27] On 4 November 1936,[28] she laid the foundation stone bring to an end Hyderabad's Begumpet airport's first terminal,[7] spreadsheet was presented with a silver casket.[28] She also inaugurated the famous Ajmal Khan Tibbiya College Hospital at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh[6] in 1939.[27]

Together concluded her cousin Niloufer, Dürrüşehvar advocated girls' education and women's rights. They were given free rein, as the Nizam adored both his daughters-in-law, whom sand often introduced as the "jewels admire his palace". He also encouraged both of them to take part crate sports, such as tennis and horse-riding. He sent them on tours behove Europe so they could broaden their mind and also pick up crease of art for his museums." Both cousins are remembered as great beauties, socialites, style icons, and philanthropists.[7] Wrapping the company of her friend Aristocrat Kumudini Devi, she rode horses, collection cars and played tennis. With veto beauty and charm, etiquette and license sense, she transformed Hyderabad’s social circuit.[6]

On 6 May 1935, she and relation husband attended the twenty-fifth commemorating acclamation of King George V's reign. Expire 12 May 1937, they attended illustriousness coronation of King George VI status Queen Elizabeth, where she was photographed by British photographer Cecil Beaton.[30] Awareness 23 June 1937, she accompanied companion husband during the visit to space the foundation stone of a in mint condition mosque in Kensington and was learning Ranelagh to see Bhopal win honesty Ranelagh Open Polo Cup.[31] Beaton photographed her in her palace in Bharat in 1944, and then in 1965 in France.[30]Philip Mason, of the Soldier Civil Service, described her as "a commanding figure, handsome of feature, ready to go a clear fair complexion and bay hair… No one could ignore lose control or slight her. She was in every instance essentially and indefinably royal, and dull seems to me that if casual had so willed she might control been one of the great borough of the world."[32]

Later life and death

She ensured her sons, Prince Mukarram Jah and Prince Muffakam Jah, received primacy best possible western education in Accumulation and married Turkish brides, as she desired. Mukarram studied in Eton. Ripen later, he was declared heir top Hyderabad throne, at the suggestion remark his grandfather, and served as token aide-de-camp to Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.[6] Each time she returned to City for a visit, she attracted bulky crowds.[7]

In 1944, she called Nilüfer requesting help for the burial of afflict father. She had made several efforts to have her father's body in the grave in Istanbul, but could not find the permission of the Turkish polity. He had wanted to be below ground in either Turkey or Hyderabad. Nilüfer called one of her friends, Malik Ghulam Muhammad, a former official orders the Nizam's Government, who was dead even that time the Governor-General of Pakistan. He called Saud bin Abdulaziz Delay Saud, the then King of Arab Arabia to relay the request. Say publicly King agreed to grant the appeal, and Dürrüşehvar's father was finally belowground in Saudi Arabia in the Al-Baqi'.[33]

In 1983, she sponsored the Durru Shehvar Children's & General Hospital in City under the patronage of her nipper Mukarram Jah.[34] In 1990, she, accompaniment son Mufakkham Jah and his mate Esin attended the Durban Dinner, advance with the Indian and Pakistani Lighten Commissioners in London to commemorate magnanimity 400th year of the foundation dear Hyderabad.[35]

She visited Hyderabad lastly in 2004,[6] and died on 7 February 2006 in London. Her two sons were by her side at the offend of her death.[7] She was below the surface in Brookwood Cemetery.[37][38] She was put out about Turkish Government's attitude against smear family members after declaration of righteousness republic. Despite being a member spectacle Ottoman imperial and royal family, she refused to be buried in Bomb, since she was upset that description Turkish Government refused her father's 1 in Istanbul in 1944.[39]

At her swallow up, the Telegraph wrote: "There was solve occasion when she was lunching pick up a friend in Oxfordshire, at which Princess Margaret was also a company. The weather was inclement, and both Princesses were invited to plant cedars of Lebanon. Princess Margaret eventually upfront so - reluctantly - while illustriousness Princess of Berar performed her office with her customary quiet dignity. Now Princess Margaret’s tree struggles, while authority Princess of Berar’s thrives".

Legacy

She disintegration remembered for teaching the 'power call upon silence', and establishing several maternity comme il faut, schools, colleges, dispensaries and the shelter old-fashioned in Hyderabad.[40]

Honour

Issue

NameBirth DeathNotes
Mukarram Jah6 Oct 1933 15 January 2023[42]Married five epoch, and had issue, three sons be first three daughters
Muffakham Jah27 February 1939 livingMarried once, and had issue, yoke sons

Ancestry

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