Mihri Hatun, was an Ottoman poet. She was the daughter of a kadi and was born in Amasya. According to sources she spent most of her life in and near Amasya, in Anatolia. Documentation places her as a member of the literary circle of Şehzade Ahmed, the son of Sultan Bayezid II.
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Mihri Hatun, was an Ottoman poet. She was the daughter of a kadi and was born in Amasya. According to sources she spent most of her life in and near Amasya, in Anatolia. Documentation places her as a member of the literary circle of Şehzade Ahmed, the son of Sultan Bayezid II. She is referred to as the "Sappho of the Ottomans".
Country
TurkeyCategory
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1460 to 1506 · aged 46
Written about in
14 languages
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