Mevâlîden Amasyalı el-Hâc Hüseyin Efendi bin el-Hâc Mehmed Ağa bin el-Hâc Ali Ağa bin Kırmacı Mehmed Ağa’nın mahdûmudur.
Bade’t-tahsîl ders-i âm ve meşâhîr-i şuâradan Noktacızâde es-Seyyid Sadık Mehmed Efendi’ye dâmâd ve kasabâta kadı oldu.
Yıllarca hâciyân ve a’yân meclislerine azâ ve hâcıbâşı olup 1189’da vefât etdi. A’yân-ı ulemâ ve kudâtdan [668] idi. Mahdûmu es-Seyyid el-Hâc Abdullah Efendi 1222’de vefât etdi. A’yân-ı ulemâdandır. Diğer mahdûmu es-Seyyid Mustafa Sâlim Efendi’dir.
Bunun (Abdullah Efendi’nin) mahdûmları es-Seyyid Ahmed, Ali, Mehmed Efendilerdir. Helkis Mahallesi imâmı olan es-Seyyid el-Hâc Mehmed Efendi 1249’da vefât edib oğulları es-Seyyid el-Hâc Ali Tevfik, Ahmed Efendilerdir. Ali Tevfik Efendi 1269’da vefâtıyla mahdûmu a’yân-ı memleketden es-Seyyid el-Hâc Mehmed Şükrü Efendi de 1324’de vefât etdi.
In Modern English
He belonged to the learned class (ilmiye) of Amasya and was the son of Hacı Hüseyin Efendi, son of Hacı Mehmed Ağa, son of Hacı Ali Ağa, son of Kırmacı Mehmed Ağa.
After his studies he gave general lectures, became the son-in-law of the well-known poet Noktacızâde Seyyid Sadık Mehmed Efendi, and served as a judge (kadı) in small towns.
For years he was a member of the councils of pilgrims and notables and a hacıbaşı, and he died in 1189 [1775-76]. He was among the scholars and judges of the notables. His son Seyyid Hacı Abdullah Efendi, who died in 1222 [1807-08], was one of the scholars of the notables. His other son was Seyyid Mustafa Salim Efendi.
The sons of the latter (Abdullah Efendi) were Seyyid Ahmed, Ali, and Mehmed Efendi. Seyyid Hacı Mehmed Efendi, imam of the Helkıs Quarter, died in 1249 [1833-34] and left his sons Seyyid Hacı Ali Tevfik and Ahmed Efendi. When Ali Tevfik Efendi died in 1269 [1852-53], his son Seyyid Hacı Mehmed Şükrü Efendi, one of the notables of the town, died in 1324 [1906-07].
Notes and Research
Old Words in the Text
- mevâlî: high-ranking madrasa professors and judges of the learned class
- mahdûm: son
- bade't-tahsîl: after his studies
- ders-i âm: authorization to give general lectures
- şuarâ: poets
- dâmâd: son-in-law
- kasabât: small towns
- hâcıbâşı: official heading the pilgrims
- a'yân-ı ulemâ ve kudât: scholars and judges of the notable class
The Line of Descent
The entry gives a family line of one hundred thirty-five years, from Ahmed Efendi, who died in 1189, to his great-great-grandson, who died in 1324. One branch of the line served as imams in the Helkıs Quarter. According to the text, Ahmed Efendi's father-in-law Noktacızâde Seyyid Sadık Mehmed Efendi was among the well-known poets; no information on this poet was found in the sources consulted. The entry does not say which small towns the phrase "judge of the towns" covers. No information on this person was found in other sources.
Bibliography
- Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 6, p. 208. amasya.bel.tr