When Ibn Battuta arrived in İznik, it had just been conquered by Orhan, sultan of the Ottoman Beylik. Orhan was away and his wife was in command of the nearby stationed soldiers, Ibn Battuta gave this account of Orhan's wife: "A pious and excellent woman. She treated me honourably, gave me hospitality and sent gifts."Leslie P. Peirce (1993). The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire. Oxford University Press.
When Ibn Battuta arrived in İznik, it had just been conquered by Orhan, sultan of the Ottoman Beylik. Orhan was away and his wife was in command of the nearby stationed soldiers, Ibn Battuta gave this account of Orhan's wife: "A pious and excellent woman. She treated me honourably gave me hospitality and sent gifts."Leslie P. Peirce (1993). The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire Oxford University Press.