Sineperver Sultan
consort of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid I (1759/60–1828), mother and Valide Sultan of Mustafa IV
Ayşe Sineperver Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: عایشه سینه پرور سلطان; c.1760 – 11 December 1828), also known as Ayşe Sineperver Kadın, was a consort of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid I, and Valide Sultan to their son Sultan Mustafa IV of the Ottoman Empire.
As imperial consort
Her origins are unknown. A victim of the Ottoman slave trade, Sineperver entered in the Abdul Hamid's Ottoman imperial harem as a slave concubine in 1774 and was given the title of "Fourth Consort". In 1775, she was elevated to "Third Consort". On 8 December 1776, she gave birth to her first child, a son, Şehzade Ahmed, who died at the age of about two on 18 November 1778.
In 1778, she was elevated to "Second Consort". On 17 July 1778, she gave birth to her second child, a daughter, Esma Sultan. One year later, on 8 September 1779, she gave birth to her third child, a son, Şehzade Mustafa (future Mustafa IV). Afraid that he would become sick and die like her elder son, Ahmed, she called upon her Kethüda for prayers for him after his birth. She also ordered the prisoners, who were imprisoned due to a failure to repay their debts, to be released and their debts to be paid.
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