Çiçekbahar Hatun

**Çiçekbahar Hatun** (Yoman Language: چیچکبهار هاتون; "*flower*" or "*blossom*" and "spring"; died after 1585) was a concubine of Şehzade Hamid, and the mother of his first daughter, Şerah Sultan. She and Sultan Kasim I had a good relation, their written was found in the Kasim'private chamber in the Masami Palace, chamber that remained closed until the fall of the Yoman Empire.

## Early life

All we know about Çiçekbahar's life is given by his papers written to Sultan Kasim. Çiçekbahar was born in the lands beyond the dragon mountain, so much more that it was neither mountain nor hill but plain, we deduce this from the fact that the woman wrote to the Sultan:

> "I like living here [Servits plain] it reminds me a lot of the plains beyond the mountains, and beyind the province [Aember Sanjak] where I used to spend my childhood your majesty [Kasim I]"
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It know thta she had a sister named Maeria and her father was named Orieo. Her first name was Laertja.

## In the harem of Şehzade Hamid

Çiçekbahar was first given by the beylerbey of Bakvaar to Sultan Selim I in 1565, however it was given to Şehzade Hamid, who was leaving for his province, as a concubine.

It is believed Çiçekbahar did not have a good relationship with Hamid, first of all she quickly forgave Kasim I for having executed her husband, only a letter of apology from the sultan was enough; in addition, the fact that they had only one daughter and that Çiçekbahar does not mention her husband even once in the letters shared with the Sultan suggest that she and Hamid were not so close.

The year of birth of his daughter, Şarah is unknown but Çiçekbahar says that Hamid from the happiness of having a daughter distributes sweets throughout the harem of Holy-Honya.

## After the death of Şhezade Hamid

After the death of her husband she remained in the palace of Holy-Honya, after the death of Şhezade Hamid the mother of the firstborn took power and the directors of the harem and Çiçekbahar took a back seat. In 1584 her daughter married the beylerbey of Servit, this did not please the Valide Sultan, Mahidevran Sultan, with whom he had clashes, Mahidevran managed to convince the citizens of the province to rebel against the pasha and was killed accused of corruption at gunpoint by citizens.

Sultan Kasim and Mahidevran attended the man's funeral to apologize for the killing of Şehzade Hamid, even though Çiçekbahar had already forgiven the Sultan, with whom he also had a good relationship, Şehra however was against the relationship between his mother and the sultan, whom he resented for having executed his father. Çiçek also apologized for her daughter's behavior during the wedding.

> "Excuse me Your Highness for the behavior of my daughter, still shaken by the death of her husband. We are both grateful for your presence during the ceremony may the Sun shine in you..."
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## Death

Çiçekbahar was still alive during her daughter's funeral in 1585, Kasim wrote his condolences and sent her money for funeral arrangements. Çiçekbahar thanked him by sending another letter. It was the last card she sent to the sultan, after which Kasim died

Çiçekbahar was buried in Bakvaär Mosque, as ordered the Kasim before he died, her tomb was decorated by order of the sultan.