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Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar · İKİNCİ BÂB · BİRİNCİ FASIL

Ahmed Efendi (Kazanlı)

Encyclopedia · History of Amasya, Volume 6, p. 232 • Edited by: Doç. Dr. Recep Orhan ÖZEL - Doç. Dr. Metin HAKVERDİOĞLU

Original Text (Ottoman Turkish)

Zile kâzası dâhilinde “Kazan Kaya” demekle meşhûr bir köyden olup Amasya’da İnepazarlı el-Hâc İsmâil Hakkı Efendi’den ikmâl-i tahsîl ederek mücâz ve ders-i âm ve Hacı Hamza Mahallesi’nde mukîm olduğu halde 1282’de vefât etdi. Âlim, sâlih, münzevî idi.

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In Modern English

He came from a village in the district of Zile known as "Kazan Kaya". In Amasya he completed his studies with Hacı İsmail Hakkı Efendi of İnepazarı, received a licence to teach, and gave public lectures. He died in 1282 [1865-66] while living in the Hacı Hamza quarter. He was a scholar, a man of good character, and one who lived in seclusion.

Notes and Research

Old Words in the Text

  • ikmâl-i tahsîl: completing one's studies
  • mücâz: one who has received a licence (icazet) and the authority to teach
  • ders-i âm: a professor authorised to give public lectures
  • mukîm: resident, settled
  • sâlih: good, pious, virtuous
  • münzevî: one who has withdrawn into seclusion, living apart from society

Zile and Its Surroundings

Zile is a town west of Tokat and south of Amasya; in antiquity it was known as Zela. The present name and location of the village Hüsameddin calls "Kazan Kaya" could not be verified in the sources read. That the madrasas of Amasya drew students from the villages of this area can be seen from similar examples in other entries of the book: Ahmed Efendi, too, came from a neighbouring district, studied in Amasya and settled there. Ahmed Vehbi Efendi of Doğla, in entry 6-777, also studied with the same teacher, Hacı İsmail Hakkı Efendi of İnepazarı.

The Hacı Hamza Quarter

No information was found in other sources on the Hacı Hamza quarter where Ahmed Efendi lived, or on Ahmed Efendi himself.

Bibliography

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