[2] According to Kurdish historian Mehmet Bayrak, she came from near Marash and is still remembered by Sinemilli Kurds as Fataraş or Fato Paşa, the first of which some of her descendants use as their surname.

[3] On the other hand, other historians state that her real name was actually Asiye Hatun, being from the region of Adana or Osmaniye and belonging to the Jerid tribe.

[6] The Illustrated London News described her as:The Queen, or Prophetess -- for she is endowed with supernatural attributes -- is a little dark old woman of about sixty, with nothing of the amazon in her appearance, although she wears what seems to be intended for male attire, and bestrides her steed like the warriors of her train.

[5]Fatima Khanum arrived in Constantinople at the beginning of the Crimean war with a retinue of 300 horsemen "to request an audience with the padishah to show support and offer assistance.

[8] Fatima Khanum's exact dates appear uncertain, however, and scholar Michael Gunter has suggested that she fought in the Russo-Turkish war of 1877.