Amasyalıdır. Ümerâdan Bektimur oğlu İmâdeddîn Süleyman Bey bin İvaz Bey bin Baytimur’un kerîmesi ve meşâhîr-i ümerâdan Âbâdoğlu el-Hâc Mehmed Bey bin Tur Ali Bey’in zevcesidir. 815’de emlâkini vakfederek Enderûn Câmii imâmlarına vezâ’if tayîn etmişdi. Sonra vefât etdi. Mahdûmu el-Hâc Yûsuf Bey ve hafîdi Mehmed Bey ümerâdandır.
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Akça Hâtun — İmâd Kızı
Encyclopedia · History of Amasya, Volume 6, p. 20 • 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
She was a native of Amasya. She was the daughter of the emir İmâdeddîn Süleyman Bey son of Bektimur, who in turn was the son of İvaz Bey, who in turn was the son of Baytimur. She was the wife of the famous emir Âbâdoğlu el-Hâc Mehmed Bey, who in turn was the son of Tur Ali Bey. In 815 [1412-13] she endowed her property and fixed stipends for the imams of the Enderun Mosque. Then she died. Her son el-Hâc Yûsuf Bey and her grandson Mehmed Bey were among the emirs.
Notes and Research
Old Words in the Text
- kerîme: daughter
- zevce: wife, lady
- vezâif: monthly or yearly allowances fixed for officeholders
- hafîd: grandson
- ümerâ: emirs, beys
The Enderun Mosque
It is probable that the mosque that Akça Hatun endowed is the same as the building in the Hatuniye Quarter of Amasya also known as the Loğ Minare Mosque; the sources also call this building the Enderun Mosque. In some documents, starting from 612 [1215-16], it is referred to as "Câmi-i Enderun" or "Câmi-i Gâzi Bey". When the building was constructed is not certain; because its architecture and brickwork bear 12th-century features, it is linked to the time of the Danishmendid Şemseddin İsmâil Gâzi Bey (1166-1172). Its name is thought to come from its location inside the Inner Castle. The building has long been in a ruined state.
The mosque was supported by waqfs in later centuries as well. Starting from 879 [1474-75], Gülbahar Hatun, mother of II. Bayezid, assigned the income of various villages and fields to this mosque; in 911 [1505-06] Gülçiçek Hatun also endowed some of her properties. Akça Hatun's waqf of 815 is about sixty years earlier than these; however, the details of this waqf were not in the sources examined.
On the Family
No information was found in other sources about Akça Hatun herself and her family (Bektimur, Âbâdoğlu).
Bibliography
Primary sources
- Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 6, p. 20–20. amasya.bel.tr
Academic studies
- Hasan Dundar, "Bir Belgeye Göre Amasya II. Bayezid Külliyesi", Vakıflar Dergisi (2003). https://isamveri.org/pdfdrg/D00001/2003_C44_2/2003_44_2_DUNDARA.pdf
Official sources
- Amasya Valiliği, "Camiiler". https://www.amasya.gov.tr/camiiler
Other sources
- Özhan Öztürk, "Amasya Merkez İlçe: Tarihi Eserler". https://ozhanozturk.com/2018/01/08/amasya-merkez-ilce-tarihi-eserler/