Fatma Hundi Hatun

Fatma Hundi Sultan Hatun (Ottoman Turkish: ; 1375 - 1430) was an Ottoman princess, daughter of Sultan Bayezid I and wife of Amir Sultan.

Name She is known as Fatma Hundi Hatun, Hundi Hatun and Sultan Hatun. It is possible that Hundi was her birth name or that she took it after marriage and that it derives from khundat, the title of the wives of the Seljuk sultans.

Origins Fatma Hundi Hatun was born in 1375 in Bursa. Her father was Bayezid, son of the Ottoman sultan Murad I, who would become sultan in 1389. Her mother is unknown, but according to the historian Sakaoğlu, her mother may have been either the daughter of Konstantin Dragas, who married Bayezid in 1372.

In 1390, fifteen-year-old Hundi married Şemseddin Mehmed. Born in Bukhara, he was a seyyid and one of the most prominent citizens of Bursa, where he was known as Amir Bukhara. After the marriage, he became known as Amir Sultan.

Marriage's legend There is a famous legend about the marriage of Hundi and Amir.

It says that, while Bayezid was at war, he had invited Amir to stay in his palace. Here, Amir and Hundi had prophetic dreams in which Muhammad ordered them to marry. After two nights, Hundi went to Amir and said, "This marriage has already taken place in the eyes of Allah. However, according to Islamic law, legal marriage is obligatory." So the two got married in front of all the personalities of Bursa. When Bayezid discovered this, he sent Süleyman Pasha and forty men to kill Amir and the wedding witnesses, but they failed due to a series of miracles. Then, Molla Fenari, qadi of Bursa, wrote to Bayezid that the marriage was wanted by Allah and that Amir was a worthy son-in-law. So Bayezid accepted the marriage and reconciled with his daughter and Amir.

Historical analyzes There are two main historical analyzes of marriage.

According to the first, the marriage was arranged by Bayezid himself and not behind his back. Bayezid respected Amir and wanted him as a son-in-law, and he knew that he and Hundi loved each other, so he arranged the wedding.