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Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar · İKİNCİ BÂB · BİRİNCİ FASIL

Ahmed Efendi — Şeyh Muharremzâde

Encyclopedia · History of Amasya, Volume 6, p. 161–162 • Edited by: Doç. Dr. Recep Orhan ÖZEL - Doç. Dr. Metin HAKVERDİOĞLU

Original Text (Ottoman Turkish)

Amasya meşâyih-i kirâmından Lâdikli Şeyh Muharrem Efendi’nin mahdûmudur. Bade’t-tahsîl ders-i âm, müderris, kadı olup 1062 senesi hilâlinde vefât etdi. Diğer kudâtdan Cum’azâde Ahmed Efendi bin Ca’fer Efendi bin Ahmed Efendi bin Cum’a Efendi de 1065 sâline doğru vefât etdi. Ulemâ-i kudâtdan idiler.

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In Modern English

He was the son of Sheikh Muharrem Efendi of Lâdik, one of the respected sheikhs of Amasya. After his education he became a scholar who gave lectures open to everyone (ders-i âm), a müderris and a kadı, and died in the year 1062 [1651-52]. Among the other kadıs, Cum'azâde Ahmed Efendi son of Ca'fer Efendi son of Ahmed Efendi son of Cum'a Efendi also died around the year 1065 [1654-55]. These were among the scholarly kadıs.

Notes and Research

Old Words in the Text

  • meşâyih-i kirâm: respected sheikhs
  • mahdûm: son
  • bade't-tahsîl: after education
  • ders-i âm: scholar who teaches lessons open to everyone
  • hilâl: the new moon; since the text gives no month name, it has been rendered as "in the year 1062"
  • kudât: kadıs
  • ulemâ-i kudât: scholarly kadıs

Lâdik and Its Surroundings

That Sheikh Muharrem Efendi is referred to as from Lâdik is noteworthy. Ladik today is a district attached to Samsun, whereas in the Ottoman period it was a kaza attached to the sanjak of Amasya. According to local sources, Ladik came under Ottoman rule in 1414 and for many years remained within Amasya, which was attached to Sivas. It is also related that it was a picnic place for the princes who served as governors in Amasya. A study examining waqf records reports that one of the four nahiyes of the Ladik kaza bore the name Kara Abdal Sultan, and, relying on Hüsameddin's work, that the kaza was regarded from of old as the property of İhtiyâreddîn Sevinç Bey, known as Kızıroğlu.

Information Not Found

No information was found in other sources that could be read about Sheikh Muharrem Efendi of Lâdik, his son Ahmed Efendi and Cum'azâde Ahmed Efendi. The death dates Hüsameddin gives (1062 and 1065) rest solely on the record in this entry.

Bibliography

Primary sources

  • Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 6, p. 161–162. amasya.bel.tr

Academic studies

Official sources

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