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Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar · İKİNCİ BÂB · BİRİNCİ FASIL

İbrâhim Efendi — Emîr İmâmzâde es-Seyyid el-Hâc

Encyclopedia · History of Amasya, Volume 6, p. 64 • Edited by: Doç. Dr. Recep Orhan ÖZEL - Doç. Dr. Metin HAKVERDİOĞLU

Original Text (Ottoman Turkish)

Amasya’da Sultân Bâyezîd Câmii İmâm-ı evveli ve kütübhâne sahibi Emîr İmâm Abdullatîf Efendi bin el-Hâc Halîl Efendi’nin mahdûmudur. Biraz tahsîl-i ulûm ve ma’rifet ederek Hicâz’a gitdi. Avdetde meclîs-i hâciyân ve a’yâna a’zâ olduğu hâlde 1205 senesi evâhirinde vefât etdi.

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In Modern English

He was the son of Hacı Halil Efendi, himself the son of Emir İmam Abdullatif Efendi, the first imam of the Sultan Bayezid Mosque in Amasya and the owner of a library. After acquiring some learning and knowledge, he went to the Hejaz. On his return he became a member of the assembly of pilgrims and the council of notables (ayan); he died in late 1205 [early 1791].

Notes and Research

Old Words in the Text

  • imâm-ı evvel: chief imam, first imam
  • kütübhâne sâhibi: founder of a library, one who has a library
  • tahsîl-i ulûm ve ma'rifet: acquiring learning and knowledge
  • Hicâz: the region where Mecca and Medina are located
  • avdet: return
  • meclîs-i hâciyân ve a'yân: the body of pilgrims and notables

The Sultan Bayezid Mosque

The Bayezid Mosque stands at the center of a complex on the bank of the Yeşilırmak, laid out in an arrangement like that of the complex in Edirne; a madrasa lies on its right and a soup kitchen and almshouse (aşhane-imaret) on its left, and there was also a primary school (sıbyan mektebi). According to Hüsameddin's findings, the mosque was badly damaged in the earthquake of 1590, and in the earthquake of 1668-69 its domes collapsed and its minarets tilted; its trustee (mütevelli), İbrahim Ağa of Merzifon, repaired all the damage within a year. In 1197 [1782-83] a benefactor named Hacı Ali Ağa had taps installed on the river side of the mosque so that ablutions could be made with warm water in winter, and a library was added at the foot of the courtyard wall between 1909 and 1911 as a bequest of the Yamuk Osmanzâde family. The madrasa was used for many years as the provincial public library; the school building has vanished without a trace within the last century.

The Library of Abdüllatif Efendi

Hüsameddin himself, while studying at the Rüşdiye in his youth, had the opportunity to examine many books in the library of Abdüllatif Efendi, and it was around this time that he began collecting his first information on the history of Amasya. This detail shows that the library of the Abdüllatif Efendi named in this entry was still in operation at the end of the nineteenth century and was used as a place of learning. No detail on the date of the library's founding or the number of its books was found in other sources. The next entry, on Boluluzâde İbrahim Efendi, reports that he endowed all his books to this library.

No information was found in other sources on the life of Emir İmam Abdullatif Efendi and his son.

Bibliography

Primary sources

  • Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 6, p. 64–64. amasya.bel.tr

Academic studies

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