Taşköprüzade Ahmet | |
---|---|
Personal details | |
Born | 3 December 1494 |
Died | 16 April 1561 |
Parent | Muṣliḥ al-Dīn Muṣṭafā (father) |
Family | Taşköprü |
Taşköprüzade or Taşköprülüzade Ahmet (طاشكبري أحمد); variant Aḥmad ibn Muṣṭafá ibn Khalīl Ṭāshkubrīʹzādah (أحمد بن مصطفى بن خليل طاشكبري) (3 December 1494 – 16 April 1561) was an Ottoman historian-chronicler living during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, who was famous for his great biographic encyclopedia.
The family was known as 'Taşköprülüler' because Ahmet's grandfather had been a professor at the Muzafferiye madrasa of Hayreddin Halil in Taşköprü, Kastamonu. Taşköprülüzade received his first education from his father and uncle Kemaleddin Kasım, in Ankara and Bursa, and completed his studies in Istanbul. He was appointed to Oruç Pasha Madrasah in Dimetoka in 1525, and then to Hacı Hüseyinzade Madrasah in Istanbul. Later, he worked as a professor in various madrasas in Skopje and Edirne. He was appointed qadi (judge) of Bursa in 1545, and of İstanbul in 1551. A sight problem led to an early retirement from public service in 1554, but he continued working on the publication of his writings. [1]
Taşköprüzade Ahmet | |
---|---|
Personal details | |
Born | 3 December 1494 |
Died | 16 April 1561 |
Parent | Muṣliḥ al-Dīn Muṣṭafā (father) |
Family | Taşköprü |
Taşköprüzade or Taşköprülüzade Ahmet (طاشكبري أحمد); variant Aḥmad ibn Muṣṭafá ibn Khalīl Ṭāshkubrīʹzādah (أحمد بن مصطفى بن خليل طاشكبري) (3 December 1494 – 16 April 1561) was an Ottoman historian-chronicler living during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, who was famous for his great biographic encyclopedia.
The family was known as 'Taşköprülüler' because Ahmet's grandfather had been a professor at the Muzafferiye madrasa of Hayreddin Halil in Taşköprü, Kastamonu. Taşköprülüzade received his first education from his father and uncle Kemaleddin Kasım, in Ankara and Bursa, and completed his studies in Istanbul. He was appointed to Oruç Pasha Madrasah in Dimetoka in 1525, and then to Hacı Hüseyinzade Madrasah in Istanbul. Later, he worked as a professor in various madrasas in Skopje and Edirne. He was appointed qadi (judge) of Bursa in 1545, and of İstanbul in 1551. A sight problem led to an early retirement from public service in 1554, but he continued working on the publication of his writings. [1]