
Hayzürân of Harşena
Harşeneli Hayzürân: Abbasid Caliph's Wife or a Poet of Amasya?
Hüsameddin ties Hayzurân to Harşene, the old name of Amasya; TDV calls her a Yemeni slave girl. The two accounts, the conflict of sources and the Arabic quatrain attributed to her.
08 October 2026
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