[540] Merzifonludur. Oranın müftüsü Mehmed Efendi’nin mahdûmudur. Tahsîl-i ulûm ederek Merzifon’da ders-i âm, Sultânîye müderrisi ve birkaç defa müftü olup 1077 senesi rebîülevvelinde vefât etdi. Meşâhîr-i ulemâdan idi. Mahdûmu Mehmed Efendi’dir.
Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar · İKİNCİ BÂB · BİRİNCİ FASIL
Ahmed Efendi — Müftüzâde
Encyclopedia · History of Amasya, Volume 6, p. 169 • Edited by: Doç. Dr. Recep Orhan ÖZEL - Doç. Dr. Metin HAKVERDİOĞLU
Original Text (Ottoman Turkish)
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Editor: Mevlüt Erdem Öztürk
In Modern English
He was from Merzifon. He was the son of Mehmed Efendi, the mufti of that place. Having acquired learning, he gave lectures open to all in Merzifon, and became müderris of the Sultaniye and several times mufti; he died in Rebîülevvel 1077 [1666-67]. He was among the famous scholars. His son is Mehmed Efendi.
Notes and Research
Old Words in the Text
- ders-i âm: müderris giving lectures open to all
- müderris: madrasa professor
- meşâhîr-i ulemâ: famous scholars
The Sultaniye Madrasa
The entry introduces a family of learning that served as muftis in Merzifon: Mehmed Efendi, his son Ahmed Efendi and the latter's son Mehmed Efendi. Hüsameddin says "müderris of the Sultaniye" and does not write where the madrasa is. The structure bearing this name in Merzifon is the Çelebi Sultan Mehmed Madrasa; it is also called the Sultaniye Madrasa. Its construction began in 817 (1414) and was completed in 820 (1417); according to its inscription, it was begun by order of Çelebi Sultan Mehmed and finished by Umur Bey, son of Ali. Its first müderris was Ferîdüddîn-i Dîvânî. It is very probable that the Sultaniye where Ahmed Efendi served was this madrasa, but Hüsameddin does not write this explicitly.
For Ahmed Efendi himself, his father and his son, no source other than Hüsameddin was found.
Bibliography
- Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 6, p. 169–169. amasya.bel.tr