Hatice Nazire Hanımefendi
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Hatice Nazire Hanımefendi, who must have been born in 1849 according to her age at death, was the daughter of Tahsin Bey Efendi, deputy to the Nakîbüleşraf. The office of deputy Nakîbüleşraf referred to the deputy of the authority responsible for the records and affairs of sayyids and sharifs descended from the Prophet.
Hatice Nazire Hanımefendi was the wife of Hasan Paşazâde Mahmud Talat Bey, who is buried beside her in the same cemetery. Mahmud Talat Bey served as mektupçu of Ankara; after performing the pilgrimage, he was appointed governor of Hakkâri sanjak, but died before he could begin this office.
Emine Vesime Hanım, also buried in the same cemetery, was the daughter of Mahmud Talat Bey and Hatice Nazire Hanımefendi.
Hatice Nazire Hanımefendi, whose name is linked on her gravestone to Hazrat Khadija and whose family lineage is linked to Hazrat Fatima, died on Monday, 5 Rajab 1318 (29 October 1900), at the age of 51, and was buried in the Fatih Mosque Cemetery.
Epitaph
He is the Eternal. This is the grave of Hatice Nazire Hanımefendi, daughter of Tahsin Beyefendi, acting Nakibüleşraf and one of the leading religious figures, and wife of Mahmud Talat Beyefendi, son of Hasan Paşa, who was buried in Allah’s mercy. Like her name, her lineage too was connected to the Lady of Women, Hazrat Fatıma, and in both senses entrusted to Hazrat Hatice. May Allah’s vast mercy be upon her. Monday, 29 October 1900; age 51.
A Fatiha for his/her soul