Zeynep Asima Sultan

Zeynep Asima Sultan (; 8 April 1714 – 25 March 1774) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Sultan Ahmed III.

Birth Zeynep Sultan was born on 8 April 1714 at the Topkapı Palace. Her father was Sultan Ahmed III.

First marriage In 1728, Zeynep Sultan married Küçük Sinek Mustafa Pasha, the nephew of the grand vezir Nevşehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha, and the second head of the royal stables at the time. The wedding ceremony took place at the Topkapı Palace. On 8 December Zeynep's trousseau was sent to her palace known as Kıbleli Palace and the next day the wedding procession followed. Together, they had a son.

Second marriage After the death of Mustafa Pasha in 1764, Zeynep Sultan in 1765 married Melek Mehmed Pasha, who had previously served as the grand admiral of the Ottoman fleet, during the reign of her half-brother Mustafa III. Melek Mehmed Pasha twice served as the Admiral of the Fleet and was made grand vizier in 1792.

Issue By her first marriage, Zeynep had a son:

Sultanzade Yüsuf Bey (1732 - 1765)

Charities In 1769, Zeynep Sultan endowed a mosque at Eminönü known as "Ruh-i Sultaniye Mosque". A school and a fountain built near the mosque are also part of the foundation. Today it is called Zeynep Sultan Mosque.

Death Zeynep Sultan died on 25 March 1774 and was buried in her own mosque located at Eminönü.

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