Background
Whenever Sultan Abdülhamid II would speak of his mother, he would say: "My poor mother left this world at such a young age, but I can still picture her.
Whenever Sultan Abdülhamid II would speak of his mother, he would say: "My poor mother left this world at such a young age, but I can still picture her.
I can never forget her. She loved me very much. When she became ill, she used to have me sit opposite her and content herself with gazing into my face, for she could not bring herself to kiss medical
May God bless her soul."
Tîr-î-Müjgan was among the longest serving kalfas at the palace for her refinement, her politeness and her beauty.
She had hazel green eyes, light brown hair, white translucent skin, a slender figure, thin waist, and lovely hands and feet. Despite her well-documented origins, Abdülhamid II"s personal enemies claimed that she was the daughter of an Armenian musician, originally named Çandır.
Tîr-î-Müjgan married Abdülmecid in 1840 at the Topkapı Palace in Istanbul. She gave birth to two princes and one princess.
Her first child was Princess Naime Sultan, who died of smallpox at the age of two and a half in March 1843.
Her tomb is located inside the Cedid Havatin Türbesi at the Yeni Mosque in Istanbul. 1841 - 1849: Devletlu İsmetlu Tîr-î-Müjgan Dördüncü Kadınefendi Hazretleri (Her Highness The Fourth Imperial Lady Consort Tîr-î-Müjgan)
1849 - 3 October 1852: Devletlu İsmetlu Tîr-î-Müjgan Üçüncü Kadınefendi Hazretleri (Her Highness The Third Imperial Lady Consort Tîr-î-Müjgan).