The women who built the Ottoman world : female patronage and the architectural legacy of Gülnuş Sultan / Muzaffer Özgüleş.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-310) and index.

Part I: Ottoman Sultana : wife, mother and patron. Introduction: The forgotten star of the Sultanate of women ; 1. The most itinerant Sultana of the harem : the extraordinary life of a bishop’s daughter ; 2. Building activities of Ottoman Sultanas up to Gülnuş Sultan – Part II: The building activities of Gülnuş Sultan. 3. Conquest and conversion : Gülnuş Sultan’s name on the frontiers ; 4. Statement of religiosity : Mecca and the pilgrimage route ; 5. Galata new mosque : Islamization of the Catholic land ; 6. Water for all : fountains in Edirne, Galata and beyond ; 7. Magnum opus : Üsküdar Yeni Valide complex – Part III: Architectural legacy of Ottoman royal women. 8. Building activities of Ottoman Sultanas after Gülnuş Sultan ; 9. A comparison : Where do the buildings of Gülnuş Sultan stand within Ottoman architecture? -- 10. Epilogue: Determinants of Ottoman royal women’s building activities – Appendices. 1. The list of Gülnuş Sultan’s buildings and repairs ; 2. The map of Gülnuş Sultan’s buildings’ locations and routes of her travels ; 3. Table of Gülnuş Sultan’s Waqfiyyas (Endowment deeds) and their postscripts ; 4. Table of attendants’ numbers and wages of Gülnuş Sultan’s Waqfs ; 5. Table of expenses of building activities of Gülnuş Sultan ; 6. Chronology of Ottoman Queen Mothers and favourites ; 7. Translation of the lyrics of ‘Papa Vorias’, a Cretan folk song about Gülnuş Sultan.