Şevkefza Sultan

Şevkefza Sultan
Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Tenure30 May 1876 – 31 August 1876
PredecessorPertevniyal Sultan
SuccessorRahime Perestu Sultan
Born(1820-12-12)12 December 1820
Circassia
Died17 September 1889(1889-09-17) (aged 68)
Çırağan Palace, Ortaköy, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1839; died 1861)
IssueMurad V
Aliye Sultan
Names
Turkish: Şevkefza Sultan
Ottoman Turkish: شوق افزا قادین
HouseOttoman (by marriage)
ReligionSunni Islam

Şevkefza Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: شوق افزا قادین; Georgian: შევკაფზა სულთანი; 12 December 1820 - 17 September 1889; meaning "one who cheers up" in Persian), also known as Şevkefza Kadın, was a consort of Sultan Abdulmejid I of the Ottoman Empire. She held the position of Valide Sultan from 30 May 1876 to 31 August 1876, when her son Şehzade Murad ascended the throne as Murad V.