Nilüfer Hatun

Type Figure Region Anatolia Time c. 1300–1383 Also known as Nilüfer Hatun、Nilufer Hatun、Holofira、Holofira Hatun

Wife of Ottoman sultan Orhan and mother of Murad I in the 14th century; possibly of Byzantine noble origin (born Holofira), she converted to Islam an…

Timeline

1341–1350Bursa · Bursa ProvinceIn the 1340s she lived at the Bursa court as sultan hatun, raising crown prince Murad and taking part in early Ottoman court life and charitable works; the Nilüfer Mosque in Bursa was later named for her, showing later reverence.
1362–1383Bursa · Bursa ProvinceAfter Murad I acceded in 1362 she remained in Bursa as queen mother (Valide Hatun), enjoying honored status at court until her death around 1383; details of her life are sparse in early Ottoman sources.

Sources

Nilüfer Hatun https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nil%C3%BCfer_Hatun
The Nature of the Early Ottoman State — Heath W. Lowry (2003)