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Emîr Çelebi (Tutuşoğlu)

Encyclopedia · History of Amasya, Volume 7, p. 353 • Edited by: Prof. Dr. Safi ARPAGUŞ- Prof. Dr. Ahmet Hakkı TURABİ

Original Text (Ottoman Turkish)

Kedağra (Köprü)’dan neş’et eden Emîr Şemseddîn Mahmûd Şâh bin Beylerbeyi Tutuş Bey’in mahdûmu Emîr Sâdeddîn Umûr Bey’dir. Buna Emîr-i Dâd dendiğinden “Emîr Çelebi” demekle meşhûr olmuşdu. Tercemesi aşağıda “Umûr Bey” diye gelir. [293]

Our Research Article Editor: Mevlüt Erdem Öztürk

In Modern English

He is the son of Emîr Şemseddîn Mahmûd Şah, who grew up in Kedağra (Köprü) and was himself the son of the beylerbeyi Tutuş Bey; his name is Emîr Sâdeddîn Umûr Bey. Because he was called Emîr-i Dâd he had become famous under the name "Emîr Çelebi". His biography follows below under the heading "Umûr Bey".

Notes and Research

Old Words in the Text

  • neş'et eden: who grew up, was raised
  • beylerbeyi: the highest military and administrative official of a region
  • emîr-i dâd: emir of justice; the official who handled cases on behalf of the ruler
  • terceme: biography, life story

The Title Emîr-i Dâd

Emîr is Arabic for "emir" and dâd is Persian for "justice". Among the Seljuks this official handled, on the ruler's behalf, cases outside the sharia suits, above all crimes committed against the state; he gave his decisions after consulting the scholars beside him. When the work of the Dîvân-ı Mezâlim grew too great for the sultan to conduct himself, the emîr-i dâd began to hear the cases. Among the Anatolian Seljuks this post gained greater importance and came immediately after the atabeg in protocol; deputies of emîr-i dâds were present in small iktas as well. According to this, the giving of this name to Emîr Çelebi points to his having held a post concerned with justice; but in which period and in whose service he carried out this duty is not clear from this entry.

What Was Searched For

No information was found in other sources on Emîr Sâdeddîn Umûr Bey, his father Şemseddîn Mahmûd Şah, his grandfather Tutuş Bey or Kedağra. To which place the settlement called "Köprü" corresponds today could not be verified either. The name Umûr Bey should not be confused with that of Gazi Umur Bey, ruler of the Aydınids (d. 748 [1348]); Hüsameddin's Umûr Bey is another emir mentioned in the Amasya Tarihi, and there is no record of a link with that ruler.

Bibliography

Primary sources

  • Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 7, p. 353–353. amasya.bel.tr

Academic studies

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