Amasya mütesellimi el-Hâc Ömer Bey’in mahdûmudur. Pederinin fevtinde teayyün edib meclis-i hâciyân ve a’yân a’zâsı, üç defa nakîbü’l-eşrâf kâ’im-makâmı ba’dehû Merzifon voyvadası 1239’da Sivas mübâya’acısı olup dergâh-ı âlî kapıcıbaşılarından oldu. 1243 senesi evâ’ilinde avdet ve ba’dehû vefât etdi. Meşâhîr-i a’yândan idi.
Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar · İKİNCİ BÂB · BİRİNCİ FASIL
Ahmed Bey, Kayalı Paşazade es-Seyyid el-Hâc
Encyclopedia · History of Amasya, Volume 6, p. 225 • Edited by: Doç. Dr. Recep Orhan ÖZEL - Doç. Dr. Metin HAKVERDİOĞLU
Original Text (Ottoman Turkish)
Our Research Article
Editor: Mevlüt Erdem Öztürk
In Modern English
He was the son of Hacı Ömer Bey, deputy governor (mütesellim) of Amasya. On his father's death he came to the fore and became a member of the council of pilgrims and notables; he served three times as deputy of the head of the sayyids (nakîbüleşraf), then as voivode of Merzifon; in 1239 [1823-24] he became purchasing agent (mübayaacı) at Sivas and was counted among the kapıcıbaşıs of the exalted court. He returned in the early part of 1243 [1827-28] and died soon afterwards. He was one of the well-known notables.
Notes and Research
Old Words in the Text
- mütesellim: governor of a place, deputy governor
- teayyün: coming to the fore, being chosen
- meclis-i hâciyân: the council of pilgrims
- nakîbü'l-eşrâf kâ'im-makâmı: deputy of the head of the descendants of the Prophet
- voyvoda: official in charge of the tax and administrative affairs of a place
- mübâya'acı: official who makes purchases for the state
- dergâh-ı âlî kapıcıbaşısı: kapıcıbaşı of the palace; head of the officials in charge of the palace gates
- avdet: return
- meşâhîr-i a'yân: well-known notables
The State Posts of a Notable Family
Hüsameddin's short entry shows how the provincial notables linked up with Istanbul: a path from council membership in the town to the voivodeship of Merzifon, then to a purchasing post in Sivas on behalf of the state and the title of kapıcıbaşı. Whether this title denotes an office or a rank is not detailed in the text. That his father Hacı Ömer Bey served as deputy governor of Amasya is known only from this sentence.
No source other than Hüsameddin could be found on Ahmed Bey and his father. No information on these persons was found in other sources.
Bibliography
- Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 6, p. 225–225. amasya.bel.tr