Amasya’nın hânedân-ı kadîminden ve Mü’eyyedzâde sülâlesinden Abdulvasi’ Çelebi bin Habib Çelebi bin Pîrî Ahmed Çelebi bin Yahyâ Çelebi bin Abdulvasi’ Çelebi bin Şemseddîn Ahmed Efendi bin Mehmed Çelebi bin Mü’eyyed Çelebi bin eş-Şeyh Alâeddîn Ali Yârî Çelebi bin Mevlânâ Zeyneddîn Siyavuş bin eş-Şeyh Evran bin Doğan mahdûmudur.
Pervâne Bey Vakfı mütevellîsi olan pederinin irtihâlinde vakf-ı mezkûra mütevellî ve tahsîl-i ulûm ederek Çeribaşı Mahallesi’nde ikâmet ve tedrîs-i ulûma mülâzemet etdi. Ba’dehû kadı olup 1099 senesinde vefât etdi.
In Modern English
He was the son of Abdülvâsi' Çelebi, of the old long-established family of Amasya and of the Mü'eyyedzâde line. Abdülvâsi' Çelebi was the son of Habib Çelebi; Habib Çelebi was the son of Pîrî Ahmed Çelebi; Pîrî Ahmed Çelebi was the son of Yahyâ Çelebi; Yahyâ Çelebi was the son of Abdülvâsi' Çelebi; this Abdülvâsi' Çelebi was the son of Şemseddîn Ahmed Efendi; Şemseddîn Ahmed Efendi was the son of Mehmed Çelebi; Mehmed Çelebi was the son of Mü'eyyed Çelebi; Mü'eyyed Çelebi was the son of Şeyh Alâeddîn Ali Yârî Çelebi; Alâeddîn Ali Yârî Çelebi was the son of Mevlânâ Zeyneddîn Siyavuş; Zeyneddîn Siyavuş was the son of Şeyh Evran; and Şeyh Evran was the son of Doğan.
When his father, who was the trustee of the Pervâne Bey Waqf, died, he became trustee of the said waqf. Having studied the sciences, he lived in the Çeribaşı Quarter and became a mülâzım for teaching. Later he became a kadı and died in 1099 [1687-88].
Notes and Research
Old Words in the Text
- hânedân-ı kadîm: an old, long-established family
- sülâle: lineage, branch of a family
- mahdûm: son
- mütevellî: administrator and representative of a waqf
- vakf-ı mezkûr: the said waqf
- ikâmet: residence
- tedrîs-i ulûm: teaching the sciences, professorship
- mülâzemet: the period of training and waiting for appointment
The Mü'eyyedzâde Family
The best-known member of the family is Mü'eyyedzâde Abdurrahman Efendi, born in Amasya in Safer 860 (January 1456), who later rose to the kazaskership of Rumelia. His father was Alâeddin Ali Çelebi, son of Şemseddin Müeyyed Çelebi, one of the Kâzerûniyye sheikhs belonging to the Divriklizâdes, a well-known family of Amasya. He took the nickname Müeyyedzâde from his grandfather Müeyyed Çelebi. Some sources trace his lineage back to Ebû İshak Kâzerûnî (d. 1035), the founder of the Kâzerûniyye order.
This information does not match the chain Hüsameddin gives exactly. According to the TDV, Müeyyedzâde's grandfather is Müeyyed Çelebi and his father Alâeddin Ali Çelebi; that is, Müeyyed is Ali's father. In Hüsameddin's chain, however, Mü'eyyed Çelebi appears as the son of Alâeddîn Ali Yârî Çelebi. This difference may mean different persons or different generations; the names are similar and repeated. No source was found that could lead to a definite conclusion. No information was found either on Şeyh Evran and Doğan at the head of the chain.
The Pervâne Bey Waqf
Pervâne Bey is İzzeddin Mehmed Pervâne (d. 1300), known for his waqf deed from the Anatolian Seljuk period. According to an academic study, he drew up in 1299-1300 the waqf belonging to the Burmalı Minare Mosque in Amasya. The Burmalı Minare Mosque was built in 1242 by Ferruh Bey, one of the viziers of Kayhusraw II (Gıyaseddin), and his brother, the treasurer Yusuf Bey; it is on Taşhan Street in the Dere Quarter of Amasya and is open for worship today. Hüsameddin says only "Pervâne Bey Waqf" in the text; that this is the waqf of the Burmalı Minare Mosque is a matching inferred from the identity of the names. No source was found confirming the trusteeship link between the family and this waqf.
The Çeribaşı Quarter
Hüsameddin himself was also born in the Çeribaşı Quarter. Çeribaşı is also counted among the quarters of Amasya in the mid-19th century. No quarter named Çeribaşı was found in the present-day list of quarters of the Merkez district.
Bibliography
Primary sources
- Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 6, p. 178–178. amasya.bel.tr
Academic studies
Other sources
- "XIX. Yüzyıl Ortalarında Amasya Şehrinin Sosyo-Ekonomik Yapısı", academic article.
- List of the Merkez neighborhoods of Amasya. Accessed 2026.