Gevher Nesibe

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Gevher Nesibe was a princess of the Sultanate of the Rum Seljuks in the early 13th century , daughter of Kilij Arslan II and sister of Kai Chosrau I.

Legends

According to legend, Gevher Nesibe fell in love with a cavalry officer defending the palace of the Seljuk Sultan in Konya. Her brother Kai Chosrau I was against a marriage between his sister and the officer, so he sent the young man away to guarantee his death through various dangerous assignments and campaigns.

Overwhelmed with grief over the death of her lover, Gevher Nesibe Sultana fell seriously ill with tuberculosis . The repentant Kai Chosrau visited her at her deathbed, asked her forgiveness and offered to grant her last wish. Gevher Niseib Sultana is reported to have replied:

"I am very sick. There is no way for me to recover. None of these doctors can provide a cure for my illness. I will eventually die. My wish is that you use my possessions to build a hospital in my honor. In this hospital, sick people should be treated free of charge and incurable diseases researched at the same time. "

A historical report shows that Kai Chosrau carried out his sister's last wish when the hospital in Kayseri began its work in 1204 . The buildings were designed and built by an architect named Üstad Ömer . The inscription above the entrance door, usually with the name of the architect, is missing, but the information is retained by written sources elsewhere.

legacy

Today Gevher Nesibe is also the namesake of a magnificent complex and a mosque in Kayseri, Turkey , which includes the former hospital, and an adjacent madrasah is primarily dedicated to medical studies. The complex ( Turkish külliye ) that she donated is considered to be one of the most outstanding monuments of Seljuq architecture.

The hospital was built between 1204 and 1206, and the madrasah , construction of which began immediately after Gevheer Nesibe's death in 1206, was completed in 1210.

The complex was named after the princess. The madrasah inside is known by a variety of names: the Gevher-Nesibe madrasah ; the Cifte Medrese ( madrasah with two minarets ) or as the Giyasije madrasah after Ghiyath al-Din Kai Chosrau I, who was responsible for its construction. It is said that the grave inside the madrasah belongs to Gevher Nesibe.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Turkish Medical History of the Seljuk Era , muslimheritage.com
personal data
SURNAME Nesibe, Gevher
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Princess of the Sultanate of the Rum Seljuks
DATE OF BIRTH 12th century or 13th century
DATE OF DEATH 13th Century