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Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar · İKİNCİ BÂB · İKİNCİ FASIL

Bâlî Çelebi — Gümüşlüzâde

Encyclopedia · History of Amasya, Volume 7, p. 392 • Edited by: Prof. Dr. Safi ARPAGUŞ- Prof. Dr. Ahmet Hakkı TURABİ

Original Text (Ottoman Turkish)

Amasyalıdır. Defterdâr Hâce Celâlzâde İlyâs Çelebi mahdûmudur. Gümüşlüzâde Mevlânâ Celâleddîn Abdurrahmân Çelebi’den tahsîl-i ulûm ederek ders-i âm ve müderris ve 844’de Merzifon’a kadı görüldü.

Ba’dehû 857’de Amasya vilâyeti nâibi görülüp 870 sâline doğru vefât etdi. Meşâhîr-i kudâttan ve a’yân-ı ulemâdan idi. Mahdûmu Mevlânâ Abdurrahmân Çelebi kibâr-ı kudâttan idi.

Our Research Article Editor: Mevlüt Erdem Öztürk

In Modern English

He was a native of Amasya. He was the son of İlyâs Çelebi, the defterdar Hâce Celâlzâde. Having studied under Mevlânâ Celâleddin Abdurrahman Çelebi of the Gümüşlüzâde family and given open lectures, he became a madrasa professor and was appointed kadı of Merzifon in 844 [1440-41].

Then in 857 [1453-54] he was assigned as naib (deputy judge) of the province of Amasya and died around the year 870 [1465-66]. He was one of the well-known judges and among the leading scholars. His son Mevlânâ Abdurrahman Çelebi was one of the senior judges.

Notes and Research

Old Words in the Text

  • defterdâr: the official at the head of financial affairs
  • tahsîl-i ulûm: acquiring learning
  • ders-i âm: giving open lectures; a madrasa post of this name
  • müderris: madrasa professor
  • nâib: deputy judge
  • kudât: judges
  • a'yân-ı ulemâ: the leading scholars
  • kibâr-ı kudât: senior judges

Merzifon and the Judgeship

According to Mehmet Öz's entry on Merzifon, the town was a district centre in the Ottoman period; at the beginning of the sixteenth century only eight villages were attached to the district. The Madrasa of Çelebi Sultan Mehmed in the town was built in 817 (1414). The sources read do not say whether the madrasa was active while Çelebi Abdurrahman served as judge.

No information on Mevlânâ Celâleddin Abdurrahman Çelebi of the Gümüşlüzâde family, Defterdar Hâce Celâlzâde İlyâs Çelebi, or the son Abdurrahman Çelebi was found in other sources.

Bibliography

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