Amasya’da Kapancızâde Medresesi müderrisi İnepazarlı el-Hâc İsmâil Hakkızâde Mustafa Efendi’nin mahdûmudur. 1274’de doğdu. Usûlen Hâcezâde İbrâhim Efendi’nin dersine müdâvim ve ondan mücâz oldu.
1294’de pederinin vefâtı ile mahlûlünden Kapancızâde ve Torumtay Medreselerinin nısfına irsen müderris olup müderris unvanı ile iştihâr etdi. Birâderi Abdülkerîm Efendi bu nısf-ı tedrîsde müşterekti. 1324’de belediye a’zâsı olup, 1347’de vefât etdi. Halûk, âkil, ilmi kalîl idi. Birâderi kendisinden âlimdi. Oğlu Mustafa Efendi’dir.
In Modern English
He was the son of İnepazarlı Hacı İsmâil Hakkızâde Mustafa Efendi, müderris of the Kapancızâde Madrasa in Amasya. He was born in 1274 [1857-58]. In the proper manner he attended the lessons of Hâcezâde İbrâhim Efendi and received his license from him.
In 1294 [1877-78], on his father's death, he inherited the vacated post of half-müderris of the Kapancızâde and Torumtay Madrasas and became known by the title of müderris. His brother Abdülkerîm Efendi shared in this half-post. In 1324 [1906-07] he became a member of the municipality, and he died in 1347 [1928-29]. He was gentle in character, sensible, and of little learning. His brother was more learned than he. His son is Mustafa Efendi.
Notes and Research
Old Words in the Text
- mahdûm: son
- usûlen: in the proper manner, according to custom
- müdâvim: one who attends regularly
- mücâz: one who has received a license and may teach
- mahlûl: a vacated post
- nısf: half
- irsen: by inheritance
- iştihâr etmek: to gain fame, to become known
- halûk: gentle in character
- âkil: sensible, level-headed
- kalîl: little, scant
The Torumtay Madrasa: Gökmedrese
The Torumtay Madrasa named in the text should be the same as the building known in Amasya as the Gökmedrese or Torumtay Mosque. The building took this name because its entrance was used as a madrasa and the adjoining tomb is decorated with purple and turquoise glazed tiles and bricks. Its founder was Seyfeddin Torumtay, appointed governor of Amasya in the time of Gıyâseddin Keyhusrev II. The tomb he had built, dated 677 (1278-79), is separated from the building by a street. Because the inscription taken from its place has not been found, the exact date of construction of the mosque is not known. The endowment deed (vakfiye) drawn up by Torumtay bears the date 665 (1266-67), so the building is taken to have been finished by that year at the latest.
Called "Gökmedrese" in the endowment deed, the building served in its own time as both madrasa and mosque. With its closed, thick cut-stone walls it carries the characteristics of Seljuk architecture. The only inscription on the building is a repair inscription dated 1316 (1898-99). This date falls in the years when Ahmed Efendi, as Hüsameddin describes him, held his half-post. The bibliography of the Gökmedrese entry refers to the 1986 edition of Amasya Tarihi (vol. I, p. 132-133 and 240). The tomb adjoining the mosque is notable for the purple and turquoise glazed brick and tile decoration on its brick drum. Who lies in this tomb, which holds seven sarcophagi, is not known. The wings of the main doorway, with relief kündekâri work and now in the Amasya Museum, are regarded as a fine example of Seljuk woodwork.
The Kapancızâde Madrasa
No detailed information on the Kapancızâde Madrasa was found in the research. According to Hüsameddin, the teaching posts of this madrasa and the Torumtay Madrasa were given in half shares; in 1294 [1877-78] the share passed from father to son, and the brothers shared the post. Hüsameddin's phrase "irsen müderris" points to this practice. This information could not be verified in another source. Nothing was found on the present state of the madrasa either. The years Hüsameddin gives, 1294 and 1347, correspond to 1877-78 and 1928-29; Ahmed Efendi's teaching career extends from the last quarter of the Ottoman period to the early years of the Republic.
The Madrasas and Müderrises of Amasya
It is known that Amasya had more than forty madrasas. In the Seljuk period madrasas such as Halifet Gazi, Gökmedrese, Alaca Yahya, and Ata Bey were built, and the city became one of the region's main educational centers. This heritage continued in the Ottoman period, when Amasya was called the "City of Princes." Under Abdülhamid II (1876-1909) information on members of the ilmiye was entered in the Meşîhat Archive. A study based on this archive examines müderrises' identities, teachers, the subjects they taught, and their licenses. Ahmed Efendi is not among the eight müderrises treated in the study. According to the same study, some of the müderrises were appointed to important posts in the state.
In Other Sources
No information was found in other sources about Hakkızâde Mustafa Efendi, his son, or his teacher Hâcezâde İbrâhim Efendi.
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