Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi

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At the beginning of the subjects
that are wondered in Ottoman history, the harem and the life styles of the lady
sultans comes.Some western writers gave information about as if they had seen
it, even if they did not see the harem.Although some of the descriptions made
by Western writers have’t reflected the facts, some ambassador’s wives, such as
Lady Montague, or physicians such as Pedro de Urdemalas have givencorrect
information about the lady sultans.

After giving brief information on
the general lives of the lady sultans, detailed information will be given that
based on the records of the terraces about the ornament of the three lady
sultans who lived in the  late 18th
century in the early 17th century.The unknown jewelries have been tried to be
determined by using the heritage records of 
Muazzez Sultan, the wife of Sultan Ibrahim, IV. Murad's grandson, Fatma
Hanım Sultan and III. Ahmed's daughter, Ümmügülsüm Sultan. Each of the three
lady sultans’s heritage has a lot of processed gold and silver jewelery.The
precence of diamonds, rubies, emeralds and precious stones such as la'l have
been attracting attention.. By processing,these precious stones are used
on  bracelets, belts, earrings, crests
and other ornaments. In addition, the weight and value of the jeweleries have
been tried  to be recorded