Hâtunîye vâ’izi hattât-ı meşhûr Fazlullah Efendi’nin mahdûmudur. Pederinden ve amcasından hutût-ı mütenevvi’ayı [565] ve Uzun Müderris Mehmed Efendi’den ulûmu ahz ve ikmâl edib ders-i âm ve mahkeme baş-kâtibi oldu.
Amcası Ahmed Efendi’nin vefâtında mahlûl olan Kâsım Bey Medresesine müderris ve 1093 senesi evâilinde Amasya nâibi olup hayli nüfûz ve şöhret kazandı. Senesi hitâmında niyâbeti hitâma erip 1094 senesi hudûdunda vefât etdi.
Âlim, kâtip, hattât, hâssaten talîk-nüvîs idi. Mahdûmu Sarı Ali Efendi de meşhûrdur. Müderrisliği birâderi Mustafa Efendi’ye intikâl etdi.
In Modern English
He was the son of the famous calligrapher Fazlullah Efendi, preacher of the Hâtuniye. He learned and completed various kinds of script from his father and uncle, and the sciences from Uzun Müderris Mehmed Efendi; he gave lectures open to all and became chief clerk of the court.
He became professor of the Kâsım Bey Madrasa, vacated by the death of his uncle Ahmed Efendi, and early in 1093 [1682] deputy kadı (naib) of Amasya, and gained considerable influence and fame. At the end of the same year his office came to an end, and he died around 1094 [1683].
He was a scholar, scribe and calligrapher; he wrote in particular the ta'liq script. His son Sarı Ali Efendi is also well known. The professorship passed to his brother Mustafa Efendi.
Notes and Research
Old Words in the Text
- vâ'iz: the official who delivers sermons in a mosque
- hutût-ı mütenevvi'a: various kinds of script
- baş-kâtib: head of the court's clerical affairs
- mahlûl: vacated (post)
- nâib: deputy kadı, kadı of a small district
- niyâbet: the office of naib
- hitâm: end, conclusion
- talîk-nüvîs: a calligrapher who writes the ta'liq script
- intikâl: passing, transfer
A Family of Calligraphers and Entry No. 560
This entry should be read together with entry no. 560, titled Ahmed Efendi — Hattât. There the preacher of the Hâtuniye Fazlullah Efendi is mentioned as the "ammizâde," that is, the cousin on his father's side, of the calligrapher Ahmed Efendi; Ahmed Efendi is also professor of the Kâsım Bey Madrasa. The Ahmed Efendi here (Fazlızâde), however, is Fazlullah's son and takes over the professorship of the Kâsım Bey Madrasa from the post vacated by the death of "his uncle Ahmed Efendi." When the two entries are combined, it is understood that the madrasa changed hands within the same family. Only one detail stands out: in 560 Fazlullah is the cousin of Ahmed Efendi, while in 566 Ahmed Efendi is called the uncle of Fazlullah's son. Hüsameddin may have used the kinship word here in a broad sense; there is no other explanation in the book.
The Deputy Judgeship of Amasya and the Kâsım Bey Madrasa
Hüsameddin writes that Ahmed Efendi came to the post of deputy kadı at the beginning of 1093 and that his office ended at the end of the year. The present state and location of the Kâsım Bey Madrasa could not be verified in another source. A madrasa ruin of the same name, dated to the 15th century, is recorded in the village of Yolpınar in Suluova; but no source was found stating that this madrasa is the one Hüsameddin mentions.
Bibliography
- Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 6, p. 176–176. amasya.bel.tr
- "Yolpınar Köyü Kasım Bey Medresesi", Kültür Portalı, record of the Amasya Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism.