Kocacık Mahallesi eşrâfından Fazlızâde el-Hâc es-Seyyid Mehmed Sa’id Efendi bin es-Seyyid el-Hâc Abdulkadir Efendi bin es-Seyyid el-Hâc Mustafa Efendi bin el-Hâc Ahmed Efendi bin Mustafa Efendi bin el-Hâc Ahmed Efendi bin Fazlullah Efendi’nin mahdûmudur. [749]
Pederinin İstanbul’da Anadolu Kavağında 1233 zilka’desinde vefâtından sonra ilm-i kitâbet tahsîl ederek ihtisâb kâtibi, sandık emini, 1249’da meclis a’zâsı, 1251’de nakîbü’l-eşrâf kâ’im-makâmı, 1253’de hâcıbaşı oldu. Yıllarca hâcıbaşı olarak bu unvân ile iştihâr etdi.
1263’de Amasya mutasarrıfı es-Seyyid Sa’id İbrâhim Paşa’nın kapı kethüdâsı, müdebbir-i umûru olduğu gibi bundan sonra gelen mutasarrıfların da kapı kethüdâsı ve müdebbir-i umûru olarak Amasya sancağını on yedi yıl kadar hüsn-i idâre ve divân-ı hümâyûn-ı hâcegânı zümresine iltihâk etdi. 1279’da mukbilen vefât etdi.
Ma’arifden haberdâr, idâre işlerine vâkıf, zî-nüfûz, halûk, âkil, müdebbir, müsteşâr-ı mû’temen, merci-i kül bir hânedân idi. Oğulları es-Seyyid Mehmed Sa’id, Ali Efendiler kendine çekmedi. Servetini heder etdi. Sa’id Ağa, zabıta çavuşluğundan mütekâ’iden 1315’de vefât etdi. Oğulları Mustafa Abdullah Efendiler [750] yaşamadı. Nâhiye müdürü olan es-Seyyid Ali Efendi de 1318 hudûdunda vefât etdi. Bunun mahdûmu İstanbul Gümrük Müdürlerinden es-Seyyid Ahmed Nehrî Bey ber-hayatdır.
In Modern English
He was the son of Fazlızâde Hacı Seyyid Mehmed Sa'id Efendi, one of the notables of the Kocacık quarter; Mehmed Sa'id Efendi was the son of Seyyid Hacı Abdülkadir Efendi, who was the son of Seyyid Hacı Mustafa Efendi, son of Hacı Ahmed Efendi, son of Mustafa Efendi, son of Hacı Ahmed Efendi, son of Fazlullah Efendi.
After his father's death at Anadolu Kavağı in Istanbul in Zilkade 1233 [1817-18], he learned the craft of the scribe and became a clerk of the market inspectorate (ihtisab), and treasury steward. In 1249 [1833-34] he became a member of the council, in 1251 [1835-36] the deputy of the head of the sayyids (nakîbüleşraf kaymakamı), and in 1253 [1837-38] hâcıbaşı. For many years he was known by this title as hâcıbaşı.
In 1263 [1846-47] he became the kethüda of the door and the manager of affairs of Seyyid Sa'id İbrahim Pasha, mutasarrıf of Amasya, and likewise of the mutasarrıfs who came after him; for about seventeen years he governed the Sanjak of Amasya well and joined the class of hâcegân of the imperial council. In 1279 [1862-63] he died in a fortunate condition.
He was a household well informed in learning, familiar with administration, influential, mild in temper, wise, prudent, a trusted counsellor and a door to which all turned. His sons Seyyid Mehmed Sa'id and Ali Efendi did not take after him. He wasted his fortune. Sa'id Ağa retired from the post of police sergeant and died in 1315 [1897-98]. His sons Mustafa and Abdullah Efendi did not live. Seyyid Ali Efendi, who was a district director (nâhiye müdürü), died around 1318 [1900-01]. His son, Seyyid Ahmed Nehrî Bey, one of the customs directors of Istanbul, is living.
Notes and Research
Old Words in the Text
- eşrâf: the respected, esteemed people of a quarter or town
- ilm-i kitâbet: the craft of the scribe, clerkship
- ihtisâb kâtibi: clerk of the office charged with supervising markets (ihtisab)
- sandık emini: the official responsible for the chest (treasury)
- nakîbü'l-eşrâf kâ'im-makâmı: deputy of the office that kept the registers of sayyids and sharifs (nakîbüleşraf kaymakamı)
- hâcıbaşı: appears in the text as a title; the exact nature of the post cannot be made out from the text
- kapı kethüdâsı: the official who ran affairs in an administrator's household, steward
- müdebbir-i umûr: one who manages affairs and takes measures
- hâcegân: the class formed by the clerks of the imperial council
- mukbilen: in a fortunate, favoured condition
- müsteşâr-ı mû'temen: a trusted counsellor
- merci-i kül: a place to which everyone turns
- mütekâ'it: retired
The Deputy Headship of the Sayyids
The nakîbüleşraf was the official at the head of the sayyids and sharifs, the descendants of the Prophet. He lived in Istanbul, while in other cities there were deputies (kaymakams) of the nakîbüleşraf chosen for a fixed period from among the sayyids. Because this deputyship was considered an important source of influence and income, it was generally given to men from influential families. The genealogies of sayyids and sharifs were recorded; these records were the source consulted in granting the sayyid's diploma, in applying exemptions from military service and extraordinary taxes, and in lineage disputes. According to Hüsameddin, Ahmed Efendi held this post as deputy in 1251 (1835-36). That the Fazlızâde family bore the title of sayyid and that he was appointed to this post are consistent with each other.
Steward of the Governors
That Ahmed Efendi stayed for seventeen years as steward and manager of affairs in the household of successive mutasarrıfs shows the continuity of a man with local knowledge while the serving administrators changed. According to the text, this work carried real weight in the administration of the Sanjak of Amasya. No detail could be found in the searches made on the mutasarrıf Seyyid Sa'id İbrahim Pasha or on the other pashas in this post. The text does not say clearly who wasted the fortune; from the sentence it appears that either the father or the sons may be meant.
The Family
No information was found in other sources on the Fazlızâde family or on this household in the Kocacık quarter.
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