Tenure ?–1246 Mother Rusudan of Georgia Children Kayqubad II | Issue Kayqubad II Spouses Kaykhusraw II, Pervâne | |
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Dynasty Bagrationi dynasty (by birth)
Seljuq dynasty (by marriage) Religion Georgian Orthodox Church (by birth).. later reverts to Islam. Parents Rusudan of Georgia, Ghias ad-din Grandparents Tamar of Georgia, David Soslan Great-grandparents George III of Georgia, Burdukhan of Alania, Djadaron d'Alanie Similar Tamar of Georgia, Rusudan of Georgia, David Soslan, Kaykhusraw II, David VI of Georgia | ||
Gürcü Hatun (Georgian: გურჯი-ხათუნი) (fl. 1237-1286) was a Georgian royal princess from Bagrationi dynasty and Queen consort of Sultanate of Rum being favorite wife of sultan Kaykhusraw II. After his death in 1246 she married the Anatolian strongman Pervane. She was the mother of sultan Kayqubad II and patron to Rumi.
Her title Gürcü Hatun means "Georgian Lady" in Turkic languages.
She was born as Tamar (Georgian: თამარი) and had a biblical name popular in Kingdom of Georgia and was named after her grandmother Queen Tamar the Great.
Gürcü Hatun was the daughter of Queen Rusudan of Georgia and the Seljuk prince Ghias ad-din, a grandson of Kilij Arslan II.
She was a sister of King David VI of Georgia.
Like most Georgians, Tamar initially remained an Eastern Orthodox Christian but is known to have converted to Islam at a later point, with no further information on how the conversion came about. It is said that the sun on the Seljuk coins of that time symbolizes Tamar, while the lion stands for the sultan himself. This emblem, known as shir-u hurshid (Lion and Sun), later became widespread in the Islamic world (though its origins date back to much earlier times). After the death of Kaykhusraw in 1246, the government of the sultanate was seized by the Pervane Mu‘in al-Din Suleyman who married Gürcü Hatun.
She is known to have patronized science and art, and to have been on friendly terms with the famous Sufi poet Rumi in particular. She also sponsored the construction of the poet’s tomb in Konya.