Fatma Hatun (daughter of Işa)

## Fatma Hatun

**Fatma Hatun** (Modern Yoman: فاطمہ حاتون‎; "One who abstains"; c. 1240–c. 1291) was daughter of Işa I and his concubine Kaldun Hatun.

## Early life

She was born in the Bakvaär Old Saray during the reign of Orhan I, his father was Işa Bey (future Işa I) the governor of the Bakvaär Sanjak, her mother was a cocbine named Kaldun Hatun. She was named after her sister Fatma, Işa's eldest daughter who died in 1240 shortly before Fatma's birth.

## First Marriage

Around 1254 Orhan married Işa's daughters, while her sister Ayşe Hatun was married to an illustrious pasha, she and her sister Nephise married minor pashas. She was married to Gödze Süleyman Pasha, seven years older than her.

Gödze Süleyman, however, proved to be very capable and after joining the regional council of Işa he managed to be appointed governor of Şerimiro, a position that was only given to very able pashas appreciated by the sultan. Fatma moved to the Bey's palace in Şerimiro, here she gave birth to two sons, Ismail and Ibrahimşah.

The marriage ended in 1266, it was very happy and Fatma remained very sad due to the death of the pasha.

## Second Marriage

Işa remarried her in 1269 to Rüstem Pasha, this marriage was only for economic reasons and Fatma was not at all happy about the marriage. Fatma demanded the right not to have sexual relations with her husband. Fatma permanently left the marital palace after Işa's death.

Rüstem was then appointed Sanjakbey of Servit, Fatma was supposed to leave with him but she refused and asked her brother, Murad I for a divorce, who however refused. This refusal was the first disagreement between Murad and Fatma, thus causing a seed of resentment to blossom, which would later lead to brutal consequences. Fatma therefore had to leave with Rüstem in 1285.

Rüstem died in 1287. The circumstances of his death are unknown and it is strongly believed that Fatma was responsible. Fatma later returned to Bakvaär, instead of returning to the court of her brother Murad in Bakvaär's palace she remained in one of his provinces.

## Third Marriage

Murad decided to marry her once more in 1289 to Kariparı Ferhat Pasha, a disgraced member of the noble Kariparı family.

Ferhat Pasha was first exiled in 1272 accused of treason, he would have been killed if his father, Kariparı Mahmud Pasha, had not been part of Murad's Divan; Subsequently she was allowed to return in 1280 but after not having paid and killing two prostitutes he was exiled again, this time to Livani. He returned under Murad's petition in 1286. It is not known why Murad married her to a pasha with such fame but it is possible that it was one of the consequences caused by their bad relationship.

The marriage, however, is believed to have been happy, however they had no children; it is possible that they had a friendly relationship.

## Redsons War and death

When Mehmed and Mahmud returned to the borders of the empire after Murad signed the Treaty of Açukşu between 1288 and 1289 they reunited some provinces and settled in Furdanı, Murad asked his younger sister, Hiriban Hatun, to act as an intermediary between the two, becoming thus the first female ambassador of the Yoman. Diplomacy, however, failed to calm the waters and forced the imperial family to take sides, first the sisters of the princes and then the entire empire. Fatma decided to take the side of Mehmed and Mahmud and act against Murad. Fatma sent a first sum of money in 1290, after which she wanted to send a second but this was intercepted by Murad's men, when Murad learned of this he summoned Fatma and after an argument strangled her, killing her.

Her body was buried in the Işa I Mausoleum.

## Issue

Her first husband, Gödze Süleyman Pasha had two sons:

* Ismail Bey
* Ibrahimşah Bey Efendi (died after 1305)