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Despina Khatun

1438 - Today

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Theodora Megale Komnene (Greek: Θεοδώρα Μεγάλη Κομνηνή), also known as Despina Khatun (Persian: دسپینا خاتون; from the Greek title despoina and Turco-Mongol title khatun, both meaning "lady"), was the daughter of John IV of Trebizond and Bagrationi who married the Aq Qoyunlu ruler Uzun Hasan in 1458. She became the mother of Halima Alamshah Hatun who became the mother of first Safavid king, Shah Ismail I. Some older writers refer to her as "Catherine". Charles Diehl has shown that it was based on Du Cange’s misunderstanding of the Mongol title "Khatun" as "Catherine".John IV agreed to the marriage only if his daughter was allowed to continue her Orthodox Christian religion, a condition which Uzun Hasan agreed upon. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Despina Khatun has received more than 99,436 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Despina Khatun is the 406th most popular companion (up from 439th in 2019), the 517th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 542nd in 2019) and the 18th most popular Turkish Companion.

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  • 99k

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  • 57.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Despina Khatun ranks 406 out of 673Before her are Henry, son of Robert I of Burgundy, Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal, Natalia Sedova, Abbad ibn Bishr, Suzanne Mubarak, and Sophie of Pomerania. After her are Al-Muqtadi, Agnes of Austria, Lucrezia de' Medici, Princess Christina of the Netherlands, Abigail Adams, and Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1438, Despina Khatun ranks 7Before her are Radu cel Frumos, Stephen Tomašević of Bosnia, Philip II, Duke of Savoy, Sultan Husayn Bayqara, Melozzo da Forlì, and Peter II, Duke of Bourbon. After her are Margaret of Bourbon and James II of Cyprus.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Despina Khatun ranks 517 out of 1,301Before her are Nubar Pasha (1825), Eunapius (349), Joe Strummer (1952), Mursili III (-1400), Mehmet Akif Ersoy (1873), and Metrodorus of Lampsacus (-331). After her are Stratonice of Syria (-317), George Syncellus (800), Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (1948), Tchéky Karyo (1953), Mustafa Çelebi (1380), and Devlet Hatun (1361).

Among COMPANIONS In Turkey

Among companions born in Turkey, Despina Khatun ranks 18Before her are Irene Angelina (1181), Anna Porphyrogenita (963), Licinia Eudoxia (422), Agnes of Antioch (1153), Maria of Antioch (1145), and Irene Doukaina (1066). After her are Neslişah Sultan (1921), Artakama (-350), Zein Al-Sharaf Talal (1916), Laodice I (-300), Anicia Juliana (462), and Marcia Euphemia (500).