Her birth, the first in the imperial dynasty after 19 years and just six months after her father's accession to the throne, caused a scandal, as it meant she must have been conceived when Mahmud was still Şehzade and confined to Kafes, which was forbidden at the time, but the princess died on 5 August 1809.
On 17 June 1813, she gave birth to Şehzade Osman and his twin Emine Sultan; the prince died on 10 April 1814 and the princess in July 1814.
[4][5] Very loved by survived Mahmud's sons, after his death she asked to new Sultan Abdulmejid I for permission to go on a pilgrimage.
She had a seal commissioned made for the occasion: "His Heavenly Majesty Sultan Mahmud, Her Highness Haciye Nevfîdan Baş Kadın”.
[7] Nevfidan Kadın died on 27 December 1855 in Nafizpaşa Palace, Beylerbeyi,[10] and was buried in the tomb of her husband Sultan Mahmud.