Ferahşad Hatun

Ferahşad Hatun, was a concubine of Sultan Bayezid II of the Ottoman Empire.

Life

Ferahşad entered in Bayezid's harem in 1484, and gave birth to Şehzade Mehmed, the last of Bayezid's sons, on 1486. Contemporary historian Kemalpaşazade commented on his birth, by stating that he was a "substitute" for his recently deceased half-brother, Şehzade Abdullah.
According to Turkish tradition, all princes were expected to work as provincial governors as a part of their training. Mehmed was sent to Kefe in 1490, and Ferahşad accompanied him.
Following Mehmed's death in December 1504, she retired to Bursa. In retirement she made endowments in Silivri, and Istanbul. She was buried in Muradiye Complex, Bursa.

Together with Bayezid, Ferahşad had one son:

Şehzade Mehmed. In 1504 he married a princess of the Giray khanate of Crimea, Ayşe Hatun and had three children by an unknown mother, Fatma Sultan, Şehzade Alemşah and Şehzade Mehmed.