Rahime Perestu Sultan

Rahime Perestu Sultan
Tomb of Rahîme Perestû Sultan in Mihrişah Sultan Mausoleum, Eyüp, Istanbul
Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Tenure	31 August 1876 – c. 1906
Predecessor	Şevkefza Sultan
Successor	Title abolished
Born	Rahime Hanim c. 1830 Circassia
Died	c. 1906(1906-00-00) (aged 75–76) Maçka Palace, Maçka, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Burial	Mihrişah Sultan Complex, Eyüp, Istanbul
Spouse	Abdulmejid I ​ ​ (m. 1844; died 1861)​
Issue	Adopted Cemile Sultan Abdülhamid II
Names Turkish: Rahime Perestu Sultan Ottoman Turkish: پرستو قادین
Mother	Esma Sultan (adoptive)
Religion	Sunni Islam

Rahime Perestu Sultan^[1] (Ottoman Turkish: پرستو قادین, "mercy" and "swallow"; c. 1830 – c. 1906), also known as Rahime Perestu Kadın, was the first legal wife of Sultan Abdulmejid I of the Ottoman Empire. She was given the title and position of Valide sultan (Queen mother) when Abdul Hamid II, her adopted son, ascended the throne in 1876 making her the last valide sultan of the Ottoman Empire.