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Bursa or your Hatun~ I like this scenario lmao... Nilufer looked so good fighting

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Bala Hatun's endowment, also formally known as, Kozağaç Endowment, is one of the oldest known, or perhaps the first endowment, in the Ottoman State. Asporça Hatun's Deed or Asporça Hatun Vakfiyesi is the Oldest Surviving and Well-Known Deed/Endowment ( 1323 ) followed by Orhan Gazi's Vakfiyesi / Mekece Vakfiyesi ( 1324 ) .

Asporça Hatun's Endowment Enables us to have a understanding of a few important things like the First Vizier of the Ottoman Empire may have been perhaps Alaeddin Pasa of the Karamanids ( Not Orhan Gazi's Brother ) as well as of the fact that Asporça Hatun was granted several villages by Osman Gazi and Asporça Hatun dedicated the revenue generated by this endowment that she herself made to her descendants and her family members. Similarly, Bala Hatun/Mal Hatun was gave away the village of Kozağaç, that was granted to her by her husband Osman Gazi, to her father Sheikh Edebali's zaviye [dervish lodge/monastery]."

In my last post, I had not given enough context, and some people could not fully understand what I was trying to imply. So, this is my reasoning and defense for the claim put forward. However, I even mentioned in even my previous post that Bala Hatun perhaps would have been the first woman to have her own endowment, followed by Asporça Hatun. The thing is that Asporça Hatun's endowment is the oldest surviving endowment not the oldest known endowment. It is just that many people did not talk about the fact that Bala Hatun had her own endowment.

Furthermore, let's mention a few sources that have briefly talked about this endowment, other we would have not known about it.
Source: Aşıkpaşazade Tarihi (Early Ottoman Chronicle)

Turkish: "Osman Gazi, Şeyh Edebâli’nin kızıyla evlenince, mülk olarak Kozağaç köyünü kendisine bashmaklık (çeyizlik/geçimlik) olarak vermiştir."

English Translation: "When Osman Ghazi married the daughter of Sheikh Edebali, he granted the village of Kozağaç to her as bashmaklık [a traditional land grant for royal women to cover their personal expenses]. This was her private property."

Source: Tahrir Defterleri (Land Registry Records from 1521)
Turkish: "Mezkûr Kozağaç köyü, merhum Osman Bey’den Şeyh kızı Mal Hatun’a mülk verilmişti. O dahi babası Şeyh Edebâli’nin zaviyesi (tekkesi) için vakfeylemişti."

English Translation: "The aforementioned village of Kozağaç was granted as private property by the late Osman Bey to Mal Hatun [Bala Hatun], the daughter of the Sheikh. She, in turn, endowed it (made it a Waqf) for the benefit of her father Sheikh Edebali's zaviye [dervish lodge/monastery]."

Source: Academic Commentary by Prof. Halil İnalcık

Turkish: "Bursa ve Bilecik tahrir defterlerinde açıkça görülmektedir ki, Kozağaç köyünün geliri doğrudan Edebâli soyunun vakıf işlerine tahsis edilmiştir. Bu, hânedanın dine ve tasavvufa verdiği önemin ilk belgesidir."

English Translation: "It is clearly seen in the land registry books of Bursa and Bilecik that the income of Kozağaç village was directly allocated to the endowment affairs of the Edebali lineage. This constitutes the first documentary evidence of the importance the dynasty placed on religion and Sufism."

The authentic proof of the Kozağaç endowment is found in the Ottoman Tapu Tahrir Defteri No. 166 (dated 1521), which records the oral and documented history of the Bilecik region. It confirms that the village was the personal property of the daughter of Sheikh Edebali, gifted by Osman I, and dedicated by her as an endowment for the Edebali Zaviye.

Look for the heading “Vakf-ı Zâviye-i Şeyh Edebâli” (Endowment of Sheikh Edebali’s Dervish Lodge). In this section, you will find the sentence: “Karye-i Koz-ağacı... mezkûr karye Osman Bey’den Şeyh kızı Mal Hatun’a mülk verilmişti...”

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( Hacettepe University - Prof. Dr. Fahri Unan ) This is a scholarly analysis of early Ottoman records (specifically the work of the chronicler Aşıkpaşazade). It mentions that Kozağaç was given to the daughter of Sheikh Edebali by Osman Bey and later managed by the descendants of the Sheikh.
Note: Search the page for "Koz-ağacı" to find the specific reference to the 1521 records.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (Encyclopedia of Islam)
This is the gold standard for reliable Ottoman history. While they have a general entry for Bala Hatun, the entries for Osman I and Sheikh Edebali discuss the land grants and the spiritual foundation of the early state, including the Bilecik/Söğüt endowments.

Please Try To Understand I Do Not Intend to Make This Post to Downplay Asporça Hatun's Deed, Asporça Hatun's Deed is Highly Important and Valuable to the historians who have tried to analyze Early Ottoman History. I have even made a post about Asporça Hatun's Endowment Previously.

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If Orhan Gazi's first priority was Nilufer Hatun, then it won't be wrong to say that Orhan Gazi, after Nilufer Hatun, had some affection for his last/third wife Princess Theodora. Orhan Gazi also deeply loved Halil Bey, who was his favorite youngest son besides Suleyman, and this was the ONLY Inter-dynastic or political marriage to produce an offspring in the Ottomans. Although, according to modern-day standards, it would be weird to imagine how Orhan Gazi, who had a HUGE age-gap with Theodora, would seem to like her, but well it was part of the norms back then.

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Theodora Maria Kantakouzenos, The Third/Fourth Wife Of Orhan Gazi, Was A Daughter of Emperor John Kantakouzenos, the Mother of Halil Bey. ( The Actual And Real Emperor's Daughter BTW )

She Was a Political Wife of Orhan Gazi, and It is Said that Her Marriage Ceremony took Place in Silviri for Three Days. She Married Orhan Gazi in 1346, She was the Youngest Bride of Orhan Gazi, Who After The Death of Orhan Gazi And Execution of Halil Bey, Returned to Constantinople And Lived There For the Rest of Her Life.

It Is Said she was the only wife of Orhan Gazi to not change her Previous Faith and Tried to Work to Improve the Conditions Of the Christians Living Under the Ottomans. Her Works/Contribution can be cited as Diplomatic and Friendly, As Compared to Orhan's other wives Asporca and Nilufer, Whose Works were Mostly Charity-based.

( Pictures Used to Provide Information Do Not Belong to Me, Credit to Owner )

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The first woman to actually have her endowment btw 🤏🤏

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Theodora Uros, daughter of Stefan Dusan, is sometimes considered Orhan Gazi's wife however it is not true!

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Does anyone have Capcut pro link? I need it.

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What Have Different Sources Said About Nilüfer Hatun? ~ Part 1
Have a Look at the Summarized Versions of what Different Historians Have Analyzed about Her.

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Who Was Asporça Hatun | Asporça Hatun Kimdir

Asporça Hatun, Was the Wife of Orhan Gazi. She was the Mother of Ibrahim Bey and Fatma Hatun, However according to Latest research, She is also considered the Mother of a Son named Şerefullah Bey and of an unconfirmed daughter named Selçuk Hatun.

Some attribute Kasim Bey, the son of Orhan Gazi, as her son as well, however to this day, Kasim Bey's mother remains unknown, Kasim Bey had passed away early in age, preferably in his childhood, which is why nothing is known about this son. However, Kasim Bey rests in the Orhan Gazi Tomb in Bursa alongside Orhan Gazi and Nilufer Hatun. Historians assume that Kasim Bey was probably the son of Nilüfer Hatun.

Besides that, few modern historians have often assumed Asporça Hatun as well as Nilüfer Hatun as a concubine of Orhan Gazi, as concubinage and slavery of Christian/Byzantine women was a prominent part of Ottoman history. Likely, due to the fact that both women Nilüfer and Asporça Hatun had accepted Islam after their supposed marriages to Orhan Gazi. The name Nilüfer Hatun is of Persian Origin, which means "Water-Lily", while the name Asporça Hatun's name's origin is not defined. Asporça may have been a Greek origin name probably derived from Asporos or Aspra which means " White/Bright" ( Credits to Dearnmahh ).

Asporça Hatun, is considered to be the daughter of the Emperor Andronikos || or ||| of the Palaiologos dynasty, however this primarily may not be true because the ages of Asporça Hatun does not match/correspond with that of her supposed fathers. Asporça Hatun may have been a Tekfur's daughter like Nilüfer hatun. Some historians have even attributed Holofira to have been Asporça. Asporça Hatun, was also a vital woman, in the history of the Ottomans, in that aspect that, Osman Gazi, her father-in-law, had granted her several villages including Narlı and Kiyaklı.

Asporça Hatun is believed to be the first woman to have a Vakfiye established under name in the year 1323 which assigned the revenues of her lands to her descendants. The document cites the vizier Alaeddin Pasha as a witness and Asporça's eldest son, Ibrahim Bey, as administrator. The waqf of Asporça is the oldest known Ottoman document, and together with the waqf of Orhan of the following year constitutes a valuable source of information on the composition of the Ottoman dynasty in that period. In fact, In the 17th century, a woman named Saliha Hatun presented herself at the court of Bursa, declaring herself a descendant of Asporça and asking that the income guaranteed by the waqf be paid to her.

She was known to be a charitable woman who along with Nilüfer Hatun started the tradition of distributing food and alms to the poor within the Ottoman empire, and later on such acts of kindness were followed by later women like Hurrem, Kosem Sultan etc etc....

Asporça Hatun, is believed to have passed away in the year 1362, just a few years after Orhan Gazi. Her cause of death is unknown, but many assume that the passing away of her son Ibrahim Bey caused her great distress, which led to her passing away. Asporça Hatun's sacrophagus was originally located in Orhan Gazi's tomb but later relocated to Osman Gazi's Tomb due to reconstruction of the tombs after several earthquakes.

Note: Slight updates may be made to this post in order to correct or elaborate on any necessary information.

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Today's episode should be labelled "Asporca-Nilufer War", we got a lot of spicy scenes this episode lol

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