AMASYA 05

Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar · İKİNCİ BÂB · BİRİNCİ FASIL

Hacı, Hoca Sultanzade

Encyclopedia · History of Amasya, Volume 7, p. 370 • Edited by: Prof. Dr. Safi ARPAGUŞ- Prof. Dr. Ahmet Hakkı TURABİ

Original Text (Ottoman Turkish)

Amasya’da zâviyesi olan Hoca Sultân Ahmed Şemseddîn Çelebi evlâdından Pîr Hasan Çelebi oğludur. Ceddi evkâfından [352] vazîfe-hâr iken Es’ad Çelebi’nin vefâtında vakf-ı mezkûra mütevellî oldu. Şehzâde Sultân Mustafa’ya tekarrub ederek ümenâdan olduğu hâlde 968 hudûdunda vefât etdi. Mahdûmu Pîr Mehmed Çelebi de ricâl-i ma’rûfedendir.

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In Modern English

He was the son of Pîr Hasan Çelebi, of the line of Hoca Sultan Ahmed Şemseddin Çelebi, who had a zaviye in Amasya. While receiving a stipend from his grandfather's waqfs, he became trustee of the said waqf at the death of Es'ad Çelebi. Having drawn close to Prince Sultan Mustafa, he was one of the trusted officials (emîn) when he died around 968 [1560-61]. His son Pîr Mehmed Çelebi was also one of the well-known men.

Notes and Research

Old Words in the Text

  • zâviye: a tekke, a small building where dervishes stayed and worshipped
  • ced: grandfather
  • evkâf: waqfs
  • vazîfe-hâr: one who receives a stipend (vazife) from a waqf
  • mütevellî: the person who administers a waqf
  • vakf-ı mezkûr: the said waqf
  • tekarrub: drawing near, establishing closeness
  • ümenâ: trusted officials, emîns
  • hudûd: vicinity, border; "968 hudûdunda" means around the year 968
  • ricâl-i ma'rûfe: well-known men

The Zaviye of Hoca Sultan

According to a study of the zaviyes of Amasya, Hoca Sultan is Şemseddin Ahmed Çelebi, the tutor of Bayezid (later Bayezid II), governor of Amasya. In 1475-76 (880) Çelebi had a zaviye built in the Darü's-Selâm quarter, with a guesthouse and a kitchen beside it; the zaviye was run by Halveti sheikhs. In the village of Ersil in the Geldiklanâbâd district of Amasya there is another zaviye of the same name; whether it belonged to the same person has not been clarified.

According to the survey of 1576, the revenue of the Hızırlık farmstead, attached to the village of Vermiş in Geldiklanâbâd, was set aside for the zaviye. The waqf records mention its officials, such as a scribe, sheikh, lamp-keeper, doorkeeper, cook, prayer reciter and tanner. Among its zaviyedars and sheikhs are names such as es-Seyyid Abdullah, es-Seyyid Hüseyin, es-Seyyid Osman, es-Seyyid Veli and es-Seyyid Ahmed. The same study also writes that Şemseddin Ahmed Çelebi, who served as director of the mint in Amasya, had the Ahi Darphaneci Zaviye built in 1432-33 (836). Forty-three years lie between the two buildings attributed to the same person; the source does not discuss this difference. The possibility of two separate men named Şemseddin Ahmed Çelebi could not be investigated in this study.

Prince Mustafa and Amasya

Prince Mustafa, the eldest son of Suleiman the Magnificent, had been sent from Manisa to Amasya on 16 June 1541. His mother Mâhidevran remained with him in Amasya as well. In 1553 Mustafa was killed when he appeared before his father in the camp near Ereğli. The expression "closeness to Prince Sultan Mustafa" that Hüsameddin uses of Pîr Hasan Çelebi suggests that Çelebi may have been in the prince's circle around Amasya between 1541 and 1553; this is an inference. Hasan Çelebi's death around 968 [1560-61] came about seven or eight years after the prince's death.

What Could Not Be Found

No information was found in other sources on Pîr Hasan Çelebi, Es'ad Çelebi or Pîr Mehmed Çelebi. The sources read also contain no records of trusteeship for the waqf of Çelebi's grandfather.

Bibliography

Primary sources

  • Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 7, p. 370–370. amasya.bel.tr

Academic studies

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