Şevkefza Sultan
| Şevkefza Sultan | |||||
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| Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire | |||||
| Tenure | 30 May 1876 – 31 August 1876 | ||||
| Predecessor | Pertevniyal Sultan | ||||
| Successor | Rahime Perestu Sultan | ||||
| Born | 12 December 1820 Circassia | ||||
| Died | 17 September 1889 (aged 68) Çırağan Palace, Ortaköy, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire | ||||
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| Issue | Murad V Aliye Sultan | ||||
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| House | Ottoman (by marriage) | ||||
| Religion | Sunni 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.