Amasya civârında Kışlacık köyünden Halîl Ağa’nın oğludur. 1242’de nizâmiyye askeri olup Rus harbine gitdi. Şece’ât ve cesâretiyle iştihâr edib yüzbaşı, 1253’de binbaşı, ba’dehû kâ’im-makâm ve 1258’de mîr-âlây olarak gelip Amasya kumandânı ve zabıta müdürü oldu. 1261 vak’asında hayli müşkilât geçirdi. 1264’de vefât etdi. Gâyet şeci, cesûr, pehlivân-ı meşhûr idi.
Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar · İKİNCİ BÂB · BİRİNCİ FASIL
Ahmed Bey, Kışlacıklı
Encyclopedia · History of Amasya, Volume 6, p. 229 • 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 Halil Ağa of the village of Kışlacık near Amasya. In 1242 [1826-27] he became a soldier of the regular army (nizamiye) and went to the war against Russia. Becoming known for his courage and bravery, he rose to captain (yüzbaşı), then major (binbaşı) in 1253 [1837-38], afterwards lieutenant colonel (kaymakam), and in 1258 [1842-43] he came as a colonel (miralay) and became the commander of Amasya and director of the police. He went through considerable difficulty in the event of 1261 [1845-46]. He died in 1264 [1847-48]. He was an extremely brave and valiant man and a famous wrestler.
Notes and Research
Old Words in the Text
- nizâmiyye askeri: a soldier of the regular army organized on the new system
- şece'ât: bravery
- iştihâr etmek: to become famous
- kâ'im-makâm: kaymakam, a military rank
- mîr-âlây: miralay, an officer rank at the level of colonel
- zabıta müdürü: the official in charge of public order
- vak'a: event
- şeci: valiant
- pehlivân-ı meşhûr: a famous wrestler
Ranks and Posts
Ahmed Bey's steps in rank follow the order set by the Asâkir-i Mansûre-i Muhammediyye: from captain to major, then to lieutenant colonel and colonel. According to the same source this army fought the Russian army in 1829; the "Russian war" in the text may be this war, but Hüsameddin does not give the year. The year 1242 [1826-27] is the date the text gives for entering the regular army. In 1834 a reserve army, the Redîf-i Asâkir-i Mansûre, was set up, and after that the phrase "Asâkir-i Nizâmiyye" began to be used in place of "Asâkir-i Mansûre". The phrase "nizâmiyye askeri" in the text agrees with this second naming. Ahmed Bey's situation after 1258 [1842-43], when he became commander of Amasya and director of the police, could not be detailed, because no record of this post was found in the sources.
The Event of 1261
Hüsameddin does not explain what this event was. In another entry of the same book (Ahmed Efendi, Fazlızâde) an event called the "Tabib Vak'ası" is mentioned for the same year; it cannot be told from the text whether the two expressions point to the same event. The searches made could not find a record of an uprising or a similar event in Amasya in 1845. The nature of the event could therefore not be verified. It is known that the 1844-1845 temettuat survey was carried out in Amasya in these years; to link the event with the survey would only be a guess and is not supported by the sources.
Kışlacık and Other Sources
No reliable source was found for the present-day counterpart of the settlements called Kışlacık around Amasya, so the present name of the village could not be verified. No record of Ahmed Bey was found outside Hüsameddin either.
Bibliography
- Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 6, p. 229–229. amasya.bel.tr
- Selim Özcan, "H.1256 (1840) Tarihli Amasya Nüfus Defteri ile H.1260-1261 (1844-1845) Tarihli Amasya Temettuat Defterlerinin Karşılaştırmalı Değerlendirilmesi", Studies of the Ottoman Domain, 6/11 (2016), https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ohsc/article/285793