AMASYA 05

Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar · İKİNCİ BÂB · BİRİNCİ FASIL

Argun Bay — Tatar Bey

Encyclopedia · History of Amasya, Volume 6, p. 17 • Edited by: Doç. Dr. Recep Orhan ÖZEL - Doç. Dr. Metin HAKVERDİOĞLU

Original Text (Ottoman Turkish)

Amasya’da medfûn bilâd-i Rûmiyye nâzırı Cemûdâr Noyîn’in adamlarından olup efendisinin vefâtında İşboga Noyîn’e intisâb ederek Amasya’da bir müddet “candar”, ya’nî candarma kumandanı, zâbıta müdürü oldu. Ba’dehû Gelkirâs kazâsına ve havâlisine hâkim olup nüfûz ve şöhret kazandı. Sivas emîri Timûrtaş Bey’in devrinde nüfûzu artdı. Sonra Timurtaş Bey’in firârı esnâsında (727) fevt oldu. Gâyet zî-nüfûz, yaman bir adamdı. İkâmet etdiği çiftliği bugün “Argun köyü” demekle meşhûrdur.

Our Research Article Editor: Mevlüt Erdem Öztürk

In Modern English

He is buried in Amasya. He was one of the men of Cemudar Noyin, the overseer of Mongol affairs in Anatolia. On his master's death he attached himself to İşboğa Noyin and for a time was "candar" in Amasya, that is, commander of the gendarmerie and director of the police. Later he came to hold sway over the district of Gelkiras and its surroundings and gained influence and fame. His influence grew in the time of Timurtaş Bey, the emir of Sivas. He then died (727) [1327] during Timurtaş Bey's flight. He was a man of great authority and a harsh one. The farm where he lived is known today by the name "Argun village".

Notes and Research

Old Words in the Text

  • bilâd-i Rûmiyye nâzırı: the official supervising affairs in Anatolia
  • intisâb: attachment, entering someone's service
  • candar: gendarmerie commander, official responsible for public order
  • havâli: surroundings
  • zî-nüfûz: influential, one whose word is heeded
  • fevt: death

The Political Setting of the Period

The entry describes a period spent under Ilkhanid rule in Anatolia. İşboğa Noyin is known to be mentioned as a Mongol notable in Amasya, and his grave is near the Burmalı Minare Mosque. Timurtaş was the governor-general of Anatolia for the Ilkhanid state; he remained in that post from about 1315 to 1327, and when his relations with the Ilkhanid court soured he left Anatolia for Egypt and was executed there. The date 727 (1327) given by Hüsameddin agrees with this event.

No document on Argun Bay himself was found other than Hüsameddin. His rule in the district of Gelkiras and the information that the name "Argun village" derives from him rest only on this record. The connection with the settlement called Argun in the Amasya region should be treated as a local tradition.

Bibliography

Primary sources

  • Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 6, p. 17–17. amasya.bel.tr

Academic studies

Other sources

Volume 6 contents