Nigar Hatun was the first wife of Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II and the mother of Şehzade Korkut, Fatma Sultan and Ayşe Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
Background
The Ottoman inscription (vakfiye) describes her as Hātun binti Abdullah Vehbi (Daughter of Abdullah Vehbi). On her tomb in Antalya she is described as Hātun binti Abdullah (Daughter of Abdullah) which means that her father was possibly a Christian who converted to Islam.
Career
Little is known of Nigar’s early life. When Bayezid was still a şehzade ("Ottoman prince") and the governor of Amasya sanjak when she gave birth to Fatma Sultan, followed by the birth of Ayşe Sultan in 1465 and Şehzade Korkut in 1467. When Mehmed the Conqueror died in 1481, Bayezid moved to Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, along with his family to ascend the throne.
According to Turkish tradition, all princes were expected to work as provincial governors (Sanjak-bey) as a part of their training.
In retirement she occupied herself with pious works. Burial place
In 1502, just an year before her death, she built a mausoleum for herself at Yivliminare Mosque, Antalya.
The style of the mausoleum is reminiscent of the Selchuk vault. lieutenant was constructed of agg Regate and brick dust and lime mortar on a hexagonal base.
The walls are thickly covered in miscellaneous materials.
Repairs were carried out on the mausoleum on 1961.
Membership
Bursa was the first Ottoman capital, and the place where, until the conquest of Constantinople, members of the dynastic family were buried.