For a long time, Ibrahim believed that his daughter from Nigar-Kalfa was born dead, but after the whole truth was revealed to him, the Pasha surrounded the girl with love and care.
Judging by the film, it is clear with what tenderness and love Ibrahim looks at his little daughter, and he did not feel such love for his legitimate children from Hatice - the sultan.
Why does Pasha care more about his daughter from Kalfa than from his lawful wife?
When Ibrahim first saw his daughter, he said the following:
- This is my blood. This child is not of the Ottoman dynasty or the grand vizier of Ibrahim - Pasha Khazret Leri. This girl from the family of the fisherman Monolis is the daughter of Theodoris - a Spanish woman. She is the only one that belongs to me in this vast world.
Ibrahim did not want the girl to live with him in the same house with Hatice - the sultan and his children. He prepared for Esmanur a mansion in Edikul, which supplied guards, kalfs and cooks.
When Matrakchi asked why Ibrahim did not put the girl in his house, Ibrahim replied:
- I want her to grow up as a free person, not a slave. She did not serve anyone, she did not humiliate herself to anyone. And if Nigar - kalfa were not married, I would have settled them together. So I would be calmer.
When Matrakchi asked:
- And what about your children from Hatice - the sultan?
Ibrahim replied:
- Of course, they are very dear to me, and I am still alive, I will do everything for them, but they are free from birth and it is not my blood that flows in them, but the blood of the Ottoman dynasty.
