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Armağan Bey — Emîn

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

Original Text (Ottoman Turkish)

Amasya Emîri Gümüşlüzâde Tâceddîn Mahmûd Bey’in adamlarından olup tûl-i müddet gümüş madeni emini ve kazâsı emîri olarak orada kaldı. İkâmet etdiği mahal, kendi nâmıyla meşhûr bir mahal oldu. Amasya ümerâsının mûtemedi olup 856 sâline doğru vefât etdi. Mahdûmu Muhyiddîn Yahyâ Çelebi meşâhîr-i ulemâdandır. Yahyâ Çelebizâde Mehmed, Mahmûd Çelebiler de ulemâdandır. Bunlara “Armağanoğulları” denirdi.

Our Research Article Editor: Mevlüt Erdem Öztürk

In Modern English

He was one of the men of Gümüşlüzâde Tâceddin Mahmud Bey, Emir of Amasya. For a long time he stayed there as steward (emin) of the silver mine and emir of the district. The place where he lived became a quarter known by his name. He was a man trusted by the emirs of Amasya and died around 856 [1452]. His son Muhyiddin Yahya Çelebi is among the well-known scholars. Yahya Çelebizâde Mehmed and Mahmud Çelebi were scholars too. These were called the "Armağanoğulları".

Notes and Research

Old Words in the Text

  • emîn: the official responsible at the head of a task or a mine
  • kazâ: administrative district
  • mûtemed: a trusted person
  • meşâhîr-i ulemâ: well-known scholars

The Gümüşlüzâdes and the Silver Mine

The Gümüşlüzâde family descends from Gümüşlü Muînüddin Abdullah el-Müstevfî, who ran the treasury and finances of the Seljuk state. The Gümüşlü Mosque in Amasya was built in 1325 by Gümüşlüzâde Tâceddin Mahmud Çelebi. The Gümüş region takes its name from its silver mines; this region was also known for mining in the Ottoman period. Armağan Bey's being steward of the mine is to be understood in this setting.

No information was found in any source other than Hüsameddin about Armağan Bey's son Yahya Çelebi and his grandsons. The present-day equivalent of the quarter called "Armağan" could not be determined either.

Bibliography

Primary sources

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

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