Köprü a’yânından el-Hâc Mustafa Ağa’nın mahdûmudur. Tûl-i müddet Köprü a’yânı olarak pek ziyâde teneffüz edib 1171’de vefât etdi. Haseki el-Hâc Mehmed Efendi ile nüfûz yarışında galebe etmişdi. Diğer Köprülü el-Hâc Ahmed Ağa da kırkıncı bölükte mukayyed sipâhi olup Amasya kethüdâyeri [651] iki defa Köprü voyvodası oldu. Nadir Şâh muhârebâtında bulunarak 1172 hudûdunda vefât etdi. Şecî, müteneffiz idi.
Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar · İKİNCİ BÂB · BİRİNCİ FASIL
Ahmed Ağa — Dedezâde el-Hâc
Encyclopedia · History of Amasya, Volume 6, p. 203 • Edited by: Doç. Dr. Recep Orhan ÖZEL - Doç. Dr. Metin HAKVERDİOĞLU
Original Text (Ottoman Turkish)
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Editor: Mevlüt Erdem Öztürk
In Modern English
He is the son of Hacı Mustafa Ağa, one of the notables of Köprü. For a long time he was very influential as a notable of Köprü, and he died in 1171 [1757-58]. He had prevailed over Haseki Hacı Mehmed Efendi in a contest for influence. Köprülü Hacı Ahmed Ağa was also a sipahi registered in the fortieth company, and became kethüdâyeri of Amasya and twice voivode of Köprü. He took part in the wars against Nadir Shah and died around 1172 [1758-59]. He was a brave man whose word carried weight.
Notes and Research
Old Words in the Text
- a'yân: the notables of a place; in the eighteenth century, the families with a say in local government
- teneffüz: having influence, one's word carrying weight
- galebe: superiority
- kethüdâyeri: an official who stands in for the kethüda (steward); his exact sphere of duty is not explained in the book
- voyvoda: an administrator in charge of taxes and administrative affairs
- şecî: courageous
- müteneffiz: one whose word carries weight
Notes on the Entry
There are two different Ahmed Ağas in the entry. The first is Dedezâde Hacı Ahmed Ağa, who served as a notable and won the contest for influence against his rival Haseki Hacı Mehmed Efendi. The second is Köprülü Hacı Ahmed Ağa, who rose from the sipahi ranks to the voivodeship of Köprü. Hüsameddin gives the information on both in the same paragraph; if one is not careful they may be taken for a single person. Köprü is not introduced in the book. The wars against Nadir Shah are the wars the Ottoman State fought with Nadir Shah, ruler of Iran. No information was found in the sources consulted about Dedezâde Ahmed Ağa or Haseki Hacı Mehmed Efendi.
Bibliography
- Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 6, p. 203. amasya.bel.tr