Verdicenan Kadın was born in the Anchabadze family, in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. Her personal name was Saliha.[4] Her father was Kaytuk Giorgi Bey Achba (1793–1848) and her mother was Yelizaveta Hanım (1795–1843).[4][5][6] She had two brothers, Islam Bey and Ahmet Bey, and two sisters, Peremrüz Hanım and Embruvaz Hanım. She was the paternal grandaunt of Pesend Hanım, consort of Sultan Abdul Hamid II.[5]