Background
Edadil Kadınefendi was born in 1845 to the Abkhazian prince Tandal Bey Aredba and his wife Aublaa Hanım.
Edadil Kadınefendi was born in 1845 to the Abkhazian prince Tandal Bey Aredba and his wife Aublaa Hanım.
She was the mother of Şehzade Mahmud Celaleddin Efendi and Emine Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Her marriage served an alliance between the Ottomans and the buffer state. She was taken to the palace by one of the countryman of the palace.
She was given private education by Pertevniyal Valide Sultan.
She had blue eyes and long brown hair. The marriage took place at Dolmabahçe Palace.
She was also known as Cülus Kadın Efendi. A year after the marriage in 1862 she gave birth to Şehzade Mahmud Celaleddin Efendi and then in 1866 to Emine Sultan.
However Emine sultan died in infancy in 1867.
She also had a brother, Aslan Bey, who used to life in Caucasus and he wanted to go on a pilgrimage. After the pilgrimage they came back to Istanbul and the ship was sent to Arabian Peninsula. With this ship the whole family and relatives of Edadil came to Istanbul.
Her was buried in the garden of a mosque in Tophane.
She died in 1875, one year before her husband"s deposition and death and was buried near the mausoleum of Sultan Mahmud II, located at Divan Yolu street. 1861 - 1875: Devletlu İsmetlu Edadil İkinci Kadınefendi Hazretleri (Her Highness The Second Imperial Lady Consort Edadil).
