Background
The Ottoman inscription (vakfiye) describes her as Hātun binti Abdullah (Daughter of Abdullah) which means that her father was possibly a Christian who converted to Islam.
The Ottoman inscription (vakfiye) describes her as Hātun binti Abdullah (Daughter of Abdullah) which means that her father was possibly a Christian who converted to Islam.
Little is known of Bülbül’s early life. Bayezid married her in 1465 at Amasya. According to Turkish tradition, all princes were expected to work as provincial governors (Sanjak-bey) as a part of their training.
In 1481 Ahmed, Selim"s principal rival, was sent to Manisa sanjak (then known as Saruhan) and then in 1483 to Amasya, and Bülbül accompanied him.
In retirement she occupied herself with pious works She built a "Hatuniye Mosque" at Amasya in 1510. She had already built and endowed a religious college in Bursa, and then she also built a tomb for Ahmed, in which she was too buried at her death in 1515.
Bursa was the first Ottoman capital, and the place where, until the conquest of Constantinople, members of the dynastic family were buried.