Amasya Müftüsü es-Seyyid Mehmed Efendi’nin mahdûmudur. Taşköprülü Hâfız Abdullah Efendi’den ikmâl-i tahsîl ederek fâzıl-ı müşârün-ileyhe dâmâd ve ders-i âm ve 1226’da kayınpederinin kasr-ı yediyle Medrese-i Torumtay nakîbi ve mu’îdi oldu.
Ba’dehû silk-i kudâta girip devr-i bilâd ederek 1251’de nekâbet-i mezkûreyi bacanağı olan Malatyalı Sofu Mehmed Efendi’ye kasr-ı yed ve ferâğat ve birkaç ay sonra vefât etdi. [346] Meşâhîr-i kudâttan edîb, şâir bir zât idi. Mahdûmu da kudâttan es-Seyyid Mehmed Sa’îd Efendi’dir.
In Modern English
He is the son of Seyyid Mehmed Efendi, the mufti of Amasya. Having completed his studies under Taşköprülü Hâfız Abdullah Efendi, he became son-in-law to this scholar and received the ders-i âm license (the right to give lessons open to all), and in 1226 [1811-12], when his father-in-law withdrew from the post, he became nakîb and muîd of the Torumtay Madrasa.
He later entered the class of kadıs (judges) and served in various places. In 1251 [1835-36] he withdrew from the said post of nakîb, handing it to his brother-in-law, Sofu Mehmed Efendi of Malatya, and died a few months later. He was one of the renowned kadıs, a man of letters and a poet. His son is also one of the kadıs, Seyyid Mehmed Sa'îd Efendi.
Notes and Research
Old Words in the Text
- mahdûm: son
- ikmâl-i tahsîl: completing one's studies
- fâzıl-ı müşârün-ileyh: the scholar just mentioned
- dâmâd: son-in-law
- ders-i âm: a teacher licensed to give lessons open to all
- kasr-ı yed: withdrawing one's hand, leaving a post
- mu'îd: an assistant who repeats the müderris's lessons to the students
- nakîb: a title of office in a madrasa; in the text it appears as a duty that could be handed from one person to another
- silk-i kudât: the class of kadıs
- devr-i bilâd: serving while moving from town to town
- ferâğat: giving up a post by handing it to another
- bacanak: two men whose wives are sisters
- edîb: a man of letters and good manners
The Torumtay Madrasa
The Torumtay Madrasa of the text is the building known today as the Gökmedrese Mosque; in some sources it is also called the Torumtay Mosque. The endowment deed of Seyfeddin Torumtay, who had it built, is dated 665 [1266-67], and the building is called Gökmedrese in this deed. Because its inscription was removed from its place and lost, the date of construction is not known exactly; it is accepted to have been finished by 1266-67 at the latest. On the building only a repair inscription dated 1316 [1898-99] and the name of a craftsman on the door frame can be read. A tomb adjoins the building from the northeast, used both as madrasa and mosque, and who lies in this tomb is not known. Torumtay's own tomb, built by himself and dated 677 [1278-79], is separated from the building by a street. Torumtay is recorded as having been appointed governor of Amasya in the time of Gıyâseddin Keyhusrev II.
Being Nakîb and Muîd
The text says that Müftüzâde Hasan Efendi bore the titles of nakîb and muîd from 1226 to 1251, that is, for about twenty-five years. One may infer from these dates that the building was still working as a madrasa in the first half of the 19th century; this is an inference, and no other record for these years was found. The passing of the duty from father-in-law to son-in-law and then to brother-in-law shows that madrasa services changed hands within the family. His son Seyyid Mehmed Sa'îd is also reported to have been a kadı.
Persons About Whom No Information Was Found
No information was found in other sources about Hasan Efendi's father-in-law Taşköprülü Hâfız Abdullah Efendi, his father, the mufti of Amasya Seyyid Mehmed Efendi, or his brother-in-law Sofu Mehmed Efendi of Malatya. A study based on records from the time of Abdülhamid II deals with the müderris of Amasya, but the persons it treats belong to a period later than those in this entry.
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