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Sultanzade

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Sultanzade is an Ottoman title for sons of a sultana or imperial princesses, female descendants of the sovereign. The feminine equivalent is hanımsultan.

Term

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Sultan (سلطان) is a word of Arabic origin, originally meaning "authority" or "dominion" and -zade is a Persian suffix meaning 'son of', 'daughter of', 'descendant of', or 'born of'. Sultanzade literally means "descendant of sultan".

Usage in Ottoman family

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In the Ottoman family, sultanzade was a title used by sons of Ottoman princesses, who were female descendants of a sovereign. Unlike şehzades, sultanzades were excluded from the Ottoman imperial succession.

The formal way of addressing sultanzades was Sultanzade (given name) Bey-Efendi, i.e. Sir Prince Sultan (given name). Bey (Ottoman Turkish: باي) is a Turkish title for chieftain, traditionally applied to the leaders (for men) of small tribal groups. Effendi, Effendy, or Efendi (Ottoman Turkish: افندي) is a title of nobility meaning a Lord or Master.[1] The official style of sons of sultanzades was simply bey, i.e. sir, after their name and daughters of sultanzades were simply hanım, i.e. madam after their name. These titles are still used by the Osmanoğlu family.

Hanımsultan

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The feminine equivalent title is hanımsultan (Ottoman Turkish: خانم سلطان), from the title hanım, Turkish form of the Mongolian title khanum, feminine equivalent of khan or khagan, with the title sultan, Arabic word originally meaning "authority" or "dominion". Hanımsultan is title for daughters of sultana or imperial princesses. The formal way of addressing hanımsultans were (given name) Hanımsultan, i.e. Sultana madam (given name).

Examples of Sultanzade

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Examples of Hanımsultan

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See also

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References

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  1. El-Messiri, Sawsan (1997). Ibn Al-Balad: A Concept of Egyptian Identity. Brill Publishers.