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Ayn al-Hayat Qadin

Ayn al-Hayat Qadin

Spouse of Muhammad Ali Pasha

Not to be confused with Ayn al-Hayat Ahmad.

Ayn al-Hayat Qadin (Arabic: عين الحياة خانم قادین; Turkish: Aynülhayat Kadın; died 1849; meaning "Spring of life")[1] was a consort of Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769–1849), the first monarch of the Muhammad Ali dynasty, and mother of Sa'id of Egypt (1822–1863), Wāli of Egypt and Sudan from 1854 until 1863.

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Life

Of Circassian origin, Ayn al-Hayat was a victim of the Circassian slave trade, married Muhammad Ali, and gave birth to her only son on 17 March 1822.[2][3] She was widowed at Muhammad Ali's death in 1848.[4]

She died in 1849, five years before her son Sa'id ascended the throne.[4] She was buried in Hosh al-Basha, the mausoleum of the Royal Family in Fustat, Cairo, Egypt.[5]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Review of National Literatures. Review of National Literatures. St. John's University Press. 1970. p. 155.
  2. [2]
    Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd (1977). Burke's Royal Families of the World: Africa & the Middle East. Burke's Peerage. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-850-11029-6.
  3. [3]
    "زوجات حكام مصر من عهد محمد على حتى عهد الملك فاروق الاول - فاروق مصر". www.faroukmisr.net. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  4. [4]
    Beshara Doumani (2003). Family History in the Middle East: Household, Property, and Gender. SUNY Press. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-791-48707-5.
  5. [5]
    "Hosh al-Basha in the Southern Cemetery of Cairo". Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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