Ayşe Hanım
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Ayşe Hanım, whose date of birth could not be determined, was the daughter of Abdullah and the wife of Zekeriya Paşa, who rose to the rank of mirliva in the Ottoman army.
Mirliva was the rank between miralay and ferik in the Ottoman military hierarchy and marked the beginning of the title of paşa; today it corresponds to the level of brigadier general. The term Asâkir-i Şâhâne was a general expression used for Ottoman military units.
Ayşe Hanım died on 25 May 1320 in the Rumi calendar (7 June 1904) and was buried in the Fatih Mosque Cemetery.
Epitaph
He is the Eternal. For the sake of Allah, a Fatiha for the soul of Ayşe Hanım, daughter of Abdullah and wife of the late Zekeriya Paşa, one of the brigadier generals of the army. 7 June 1904.
A Fatiha for his/her soul