Amasyalıdır. Karahisârî Emîr es-Seyyid Hamza Çelebi evlâdından es-Seyyid Mehmed Çelebi mahdûmudur. Amasya‘da Kadızâde Küçük Hâce Mehmed Ali Efendi’den tahsîl-i ulûm edib müderris, kadı oldu. Bir müddet Amasya nakîbü’l-eşrâf kâim-makâmı da olup 1071’de vefât etdi. Meşâhîr-i kudâtdan edîb, şâir, kâtib idi.
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Eşref Ali Çelebi-Emîr Hamzazâde
Encyclopedia · History of Amasya, Volume 7, p. 336 • Edited by: Prof. Dr. Safi ARPAGUŞ- Prof. Dr. Ahmet Hakkı TURABİ
Original Text (Ottoman Turkish)
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Editor: Mevlüt Erdem Öztürk
In Modern English
He is from Amasya. He is the son of Seyyid Mehmed Çelebi, of the line of Emir Seyyid Hamza Çelebi of Karahisar. In Amasya he studied under Kadızâde Küçük Hoca Mehmed Ali Efendi and became a madrasa professor and kadı. For a time he also served as deputy (kâim-makâm) of the head of the seyyids and sharifs (nakîbü'l-eşrâf) of Amasya and died in 1071 [1660-61]. One of the well-known kadıs, he was a man of letters, a poet and a scribe.
Notes and Research
Old Words in the Text
- mahdûm: son
- nakîbü'l-eşrâf: the official who kept the register of seyyids and sharifs and looked after their affairs
- kâim-makâm: deputy
- meşâhîr-i kudât: well-known kadıs
- edîb: a man of letters, a master of the art of writing
- kâtib: a person in charge of written work
The Hamzazâde Family
The name "Emîr Hamzazâde" in the title of the entry is given after Hamza Çelebi, from whose line Eşref Ali Çelebi descended. Hüsameddin's records include seyyid families of Amasya who bore the epithet "Emîr"; the Eşref Mehmed Çelebi named in the previous entry is also known as "Küçük Emîr." Whether these two Eşrefs were branches of the same family cannot be understood from the text. That Hamza Çelebi is called "Karahisârî" does not make clear which Karahisar is meant, since more than one settlement in Anatolia bears this name.
The Office of Nakîbü'l-eşrâf
Hüsameddin states that Eşref Ali Çelebi for a time acted as deputy for the nakîbü'l-eşrâf of Amasya. In which years and in whose place this office was exercised is not written. No information was found in other sources on Kadızâde Küçük Hoca Mehmed Ali Efendi, on the places where Eşref Ali Çelebi served as kadı, or on the poems he wrote.
Bibliography
- Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 7, p. 336–336. amasya.bel.tr